Dispute Resolution

Criminal liability for bribe offering and acceptance emphasized.

The latest judicial interpretation on patent disputes extends indirect liability, clarifies the rights of resellers of infringing goods, emphasizes FRAND principles in SEP injunctions and elevates the authority of PRB invalidations. 最高人民法院的最新司法解释扩大了间接责任范围，阐明经销商的权利、强调 SEP 禁令的FRAND 准则，并增强专利复审委员会的失效决定权。

Indirect patent infringers will be held liable.

Indirect patent infringers will be held liable.

Negative list for market access put into trial in four regions.

The HKIAC, SIAC and ICC have opened rep offices in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, a move that lawyers hope will raise the bar for Chinese and foreign-related disputes

People's procuratorates may institute public interest cases.

The Supreme People's Court has held that purely OEM goods do not constitute infringement. But while this landmark judgment provides some clarity for brand owners, does it finally put an end to the longstanding debate?

Chinese courts often apply concepts from patent disputes to trade secret litigation due to the latter's lack of legal framework. But while certain parallels exist, this can be problematic due to the innate technical differences between these two types of IP