FRAND ruling undercuts London’s global ambitions as Samsung’s U.K. win against ZTE risks backfiring in Germany; U.S. consultancy giant asks staff to pause generative AI-related consultancy work in China; and U.S. toymakers diversify away from China amid tariff challenges
Chinese manufacturers increase exports to non-U.S. markets; Revisions to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law address challenges to fair competition; China's data centers in Tibet aim to power much of China's AI
CSRC exempts state secrets from company disclosure / CLP Reference: 2300/25.04.07 ; Promulgated: 2025-04-07 ; Effective: 2025-07-01
Globally, the accelerating spread of AI shows no sign of abating, and laws and regulations are under greater pressure to keep up. Wenpei Yu and Yunsi Hu of Lifeng Partners, together with Dr. Anja Geller of Redeker Sellner Dahs, provide an overview of the similarities and differences between the approaches taken in the EU and China, and what the future may hold
CATL and Ant Group’s planned listings could break recent HK IPO records; The lowering of U.S. drug prices will impact Chinese drugmakers; and U.S. House passes sanctions bill targeting trade secret theft by China.
Jun Luo, Director of the Legal and Compliance Department at Shanghai SSCI Leading Fund Co., Ltd, and Taolue Zhang, Vice-Professor and Director of Tongji Intellectual Property and Competition Law Research Center at Tongji University Law School, examine the world’s first copyright infringement decision related to the platform of AI-generated content
Beijing IP Court issues first ruling on protecting AI model parameters; Chinese pharma companies are using “NewCo” strategy to expand overseas; and China reduces entry restrictions for select industries.
The Cyberspace Administration clarifies its approach to the export of personal and important information out of China; UK weighs whether to include China in foreign influence disclosure rules; and Burberry wins online trademark infringement suit.
Partner Xiangxiang Ma of Anjie Broad Law Firm examines the advantages and disadvantages of two key approaches to the legal protection of vital AI algorithms
State Council restricts provision of evidence outside of mainland China for IP cases / CLP Reference: 5100/25.03.13 ; Promulgated: 2025-03-13 ; Effective: 2025-05-01
