Article 23.3 of the Chinas Patent Law sets forth the provision on the conflict between a design patent and prior rights, including a prior trademark right. If a symbol identical or similar to others registered trademark is adopted by the design for the sa...

On March 17, 2022, the Supreme People's Court released the Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law (the new interpretation). The new interpretation took effect on March 20, 2022 and replaced the I...

It is common practice in China that the parties to an international IP-related contract can choose a foreign dispute resolution forum. However, such clauses are not always unshakable before the Chinese courts. This article discusses two cases where the ju...

In recent years, with the continuing intensified efforts to protect intellectual property in China, cases in which large damages have been awarded in intellectual property infringement actions have become quite common. Statistics show that, between 2016 a...