Intellectual Property

Zhenyu Ruan, Yangdi Zhao of Baker McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation highlight notable legal developments in the three main legal areas of the virtual world called the metaverse, namely cryptocurrency regulation, NFT copyright infringement and data privacy

Nate Bush and Della Ding of DLA Piper and Ray Xu of Shanghai Kaiman Law Firm assess the implications for dominant firms of recent amendments to China’s key anti-monopoly legislation and proposed revisions to its implementing rules.

SAMR defines the relevant product market for antitrust involving IP

A U.S. prosecutor has raised concerns over China’s data retention policy. Another foreign brand, Manolo Blahnik, wins its case in a two-decade-long trademark fight. The CAC imposes a fine of more than RMB 8 billion on Didi for serious violations of national and data security.

Revised Anti-monopoly Law includes provisions on hub and spoke conspiracies

While China's first-ever NFT court ruling added stricter burdens to marketplaces and led to some NFT bans, many think it is setting the stage for the growth of the digital asset market in the country.

Cindy Zhen of Hui Ye Law Firm takes a close look at China’s first court decision relating to non-fungible tokens, and finds it may have a significant impact on the country’s digital landscape

Timothy C. Bickham, Stephen Yang, Meihui (May) Xiao and Nikki C. Vlahos of Steptoe & Johnson LLP explore the significance and impact of China’s recent accession to the Hague Agreement. Although there is some work to be done, this is likely to be a game-changer in the field of design rights protection

The Beijing Intellectual Property Court recently issued the first-ever decision in a dispute between a brand-name and a generic drug company under China’s newly-created patent linkage regime. Fang Qi and Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners examine the decision and its implications

Technical IP cases are handled by IP courts and intermediate people’s courts