On April 22, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) releases the 2025 Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection by Procuratorial Organs (检察机关知识产权保护典型案例). The compilation contains ten selected matters handled by procuratorial authorities across multiple provinces, covering administrative protest proceedings, civil litigation supervision, criminal prosecution, and administrative public interest litigation.
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China’s Supreme People’s Court Typical Intellectual Property Cases of People’s Courts in 2025
On April 20, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the Typical Intellectual Property Cases of People’s Courts in 2025 (2025年人民法院知识产权典型案例). The release took place during the court’s annual Intellectual Property Publicity Week press conference, where Vice President Tao Kaiyuan presented ten selected cases spanning trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition disputes. The selections were drawn from decisions issued by courts at various levels, including the Supreme People’s Court itself, specialized intellectual property courts, and intermediate and basic-level …
Supreme People’s Court Releases the Summary of Judgments by the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court (2025)
On April 22, 2026, the Supreme People’s Court released the Summary of Judgments by the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court (2025) (最高人民法院知识产权法庭裁判要旨摘要（2025）). This publication should not be confused with the Annual Report on Legal Application Issues in Intellectual Property Cases of Courts Nationwide (2025), which was also released by the Supreme People’s Court. The two documents serve distinct purposes: this Summary compiles judgment digests from cases concluded by the Intellectual Property Court (IPC) of the Supreme People’s …
China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases 2025 Annual Report on Legal Application Issues in Intellectual Property Cases
On April 21, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) published its Annual Report on Legal Application Issues in Intellectual Property Cases of Courts Nationwide (2025) (全国法院知识产权案件法律适用问题年度报告（2025）摘要), identifying 45 legal application issues drawn from intellectual property cases concluded by courts at all levels during 2025. The issues are organized into nine categories: patent cases (covering both civil and administrative adjudication), trademark cases (civil and administrative), copyright cases, competition cases (anti-unfair competition and anti-monopoly), new plant variety cases, integrated circuit layout design …