2024 marked another significant year in China’s intellectual property law space. Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners examines the key developments and the indicators for further developments in the year ahead
February 27, 2025
Intellectual Property
Chinese EV maker Geely expands into Brazil through a partnership with France’s Renault; The parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger is blacklisted by China; and Canadian Solar is sued by China’s Trina Solar over patent infringement.
February 21, 2025In 2024, significant progress was made in the fields of legislation, merger control, administrative enforcement, and litigation under the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law. Huang Wei, Gao Chang, Zhu Fan and Ren Yuying of Tian Yuan Law Firm set out an overview of the major developments and key takeaways
February 06, 2025AI cannot serve as a patent inventor / Issued : 2024-12-06
January 06, 2025Dongping Liu and Xin Luo of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyze a significant set of new guidelines which are vital for foreign enterprises with a patent portfolio in China
December 24, 2024State Intellectual Property Office issues guidelines on AI as patent inventors; German and British companies are less optimistic about their China prospects, with a caveat; and U.S. adds a range of companies involved in Chinese chipmaking to Entity List
December 11, 2024China releases a pilot plan to allow wholly foreign-owned hospitals in major cities such as Beijing and Tianjin; China to require tech operators to improve the security capabilities of recommendation algorithms; and Australian blueberry producer wins over unlicensed Chinese nursery
December 05, 2024SAMR tightens rules on SEPs to protect competition; Lawsuit defines scope of search engines’ obligations on search result algorithms; and China promotes carbon neutrality in new environmental energy law.
November 15, 2024As the international picture remains uncertain, Chris Niewoehner, Jessica Rothschild and Lin Yang of Steptoe LLP examine the particular challenges faced by Chinese companies caught up in U.S. criminal cases
November 07, 2024Pilot project allows Tesla and HSBC to independently operate data centers in China; WeRide's lead legal adviser comments on overseas IPOs; and Austria's Starlinger settles patent infringement case with Chinese machine manufacturers.
October 31, 2024
