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IP specialists from FenXun Partners, which operates a joint legal platform with Baker McKenzie in China, highlight some key developments in China's IP legislation and rights protection rules in 2022. The authors also discuss new challenges and notable cases that illustrate the evolving IP landscape in China, and share their insights into the likely IP development trends in 2023.

Article 9 on tech import and export record filing is removed

Jianwei Jerry Fang, Runyang Liu and Dianmeng Zhu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the year’s major legislative and judicial developments in civil and commercial dispute resolution in China.

First Chinese court decision recognizes NFT as virtual property; international commercial law standards take effect in Hong Kong; and China’s private pension sector set for rapid growth

New social credit draft law raises concerns for foreign companies; CSRC lifts ban on property M&A and refinancing; and U.K. government unwinds a completed transaction for the first time.

State Council relaxes foreign investment in outbound tourism and elderly care.

Timothy Bickham, Wendy Wysong and Ali Burney of Steptoe & Johnson review the new rules relating to the export of semiconductors from the United States and the impact this will have on tech companies’ existing and future business operations and how IP contracts will be affected.

The U.S. Department of Defense imposes further sanctions on Chinese tech firms; Chinese chip companies denied access to U.S. technologies; Tim Hortons China secures a SPAC merger.

Casper Sek, Partner at Jingtian & Gongcheng, answers some frequently asked questions asked by foreign companies seeking to navigate China’s cybersecurity and data laws

The Supreme People’s Court has made a ruling in what has become China’s first patent linkage case. Fang Qi and Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners examine the potentially far-reaching implications of this significant decision