China increases scrutiny of Manus-Meta Deal | Recent Chinese notice raises concerns over red-chip company ban in Hong Kong listings | Chinese court rejects circular reuse defense in luxury handbag repurposing dispute
March 26, 2026
Intellectual Property
Danae Wu, IP counsel at Fangda Partners, examines a set of provisions intended to improve protection for IP belonging to Chinese enterprises
March 19, 2026European Union proposes “Made in EU” rules for strategic sectors. | SEC rules require FPI directors and officers to disclose holdings and trades. | Supreme People’s Court rules on trade secrets case involving poaching of employees.
March 12, 2026China to expand scope of trade secrets regime | New rules to facilitate funding of China's currency offshore | Draft amendment extends regulatory power to shareholders, employees and third-party enablers in RMB 480 trillion banking system
March 04, 2026The latest landmark AI unfair competition cases involve trade secrets | Eight departments ban unapproved offshore issuance of renminbi-pegged stablecoins to protect monetary sovereignty | The overtaking by Chongqing of Liaoning in GDP terms reflects a greater North-South economic divide.
February 11, 2026Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Qianwen Gu and Jia Geng of Zhong Lun Law Firm examine recent changes to China’s primary competition legislation which could have effects far beyond the country’s borders
November 20, 2025Beijing Municipality considers adopting other negative lists of outbound data transfer programs nationwide | Court rules that AI prompts are not “works” hence not copyright-protected. | U.S. coffee giant shifts to joint venture model amid slowing growth and fierce competition in China.
November 13, 2025Patrick Gu and Lin Zang of Llinks Law Offices offer a practical analysis of the practical implications of a new set of Guidelines on the use of non-compete clauses
October 15, 2025Part I of this series outlined China’s general rules on foreign-related jurisdiction, and Part II examined how Chinese courts apply those rules in practice. In Part III, Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Ke Dong, and Jiaying Jiang of Zhong Lun Law Firm explore how China’s litigation landscape is evolving through significant judicial reforms — from courts setting global SEP royalty terms and expanding extraterritorial enforcement to growing use of mediation in cross-border disputes — and how these substantive developments are supported by a parallel expansion of specialized international commercial courts
October 09, 2025New rules set forth economic compensation for complying with non-compete restrictions / CLP Reference: 2400/25.09.04 ; Issued: 2025-09-04 ; Effective: 2025-09-04
September 29, 2025
