Standards are released specifying compliance audits of personal information protection and technical requirements for the minor mode for mobile internet. State Council extends the protection scope of new plant varieties.
Guangzhou allows 100% loss in a seed direct investment or angel direct investment / CLP Reference: 3700/25.02.10/GZ ; Issued: 2025-02-10 ; Effective: 2025-02-10 (for three years)
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
Chinese exporters ship goods through third countries to conceal true origin; China’s stringent cross-border data transfer rules force European pause in funding of scientific research; and Draft revisions of arbitration law aim to increase oversight and international cooperation on arbitration cases
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.
CSRC exempts state secrets from company disclosure. SPC differentiates the secrecy of technical secrets and the novelty and inventiveness of patents, and defines “same kind of good or service” in criminal IP cases.
A service provider that provides online information content propagation services is required to verify AI labeling / CLP Reference: 5600/25.03.07 ; Promulgated: 2025-03-07 ; Effective: 2025-09-01
China eases cross-border data transfer restrictions for financial institutions; Trade war prompts plan to open up service sector; and new law firm anti-money laundering regulations to align with international standards