On May 26, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the “Typical cases on the fifth anniversary of the promulgation of the Civil Code” (民法典颁布五周年典型案例) including one generative AI case in which the Beijing Internet Court held that an AI-generated voice infringed a dubber’s personality rights. Note that while China is not a common law country, designating a case as a Guiding Case or Typical Case is somewhat analogous to a U.S. Court marking a case as precedential in that …
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China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases Top 10 Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement for 2024
On April 29, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the Top 10 Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Law Administrative Enforcement for 2024 (2024年知识产权执法十大典型案件). Administrative enforcement is an additional route to enforce intellectual property rights and is often faster than civil litigation. While fines and seizure are available, damages are not. It is also possible that SAMR will refer cases to the procuratorate for criminal prosecution.
China’s Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate Release Typical Cases of Criminal IP Enforcement for 2024
On April 24, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) released the Typical Cases of Criminal IP Enforcement for 2024 (知识产权刑事保护典型案例). This batch was released to show how the newly-issued Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights applies in criminal cases. This batch involves several foreign IP owners including Lego and Universal Studios. …
China Releases Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection by China Customs in 2024 – China Facing Imported Counterfeits Due to Manufacturing Moving to Other Countries
On April 23, 2025, China’s General Administration of Customs releases their Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection by China Customs in 2024 (2024年中国海关知识产权保护典型案例). In contrast to prior years, Customs, in explaining the cases, mentioned two new trends. The first is the export of high-tech products infringing Chinese-owned IP due to the “gradual shift of China’s export momentum from Made in China to Created in China.” The second is that China now needs to block imports of counterfeits due to the …