On July 30, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released a set of Typical Cases of People’s Courts Equally Protecting the Legitimate Rights and Interests of Private Enterprises and Entrepreneurs in Accordance with the Law (人民法院依法平等保护民营企业和企业家合法权益典型案例). Per the SPC, the Typical Cases show that the Courts “effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of private enterprises and entrepreneurs in accordance with the law;… fully implement the principle of equal protection under the law;… protect the innovation of scientific researchers and …
Category: Trademarks
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Revised Measures for the Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications
On July 18, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the revised Measures for the Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications (商标注册申请快速审查办法). The Measures provide for completing examination within 20 working days of approval of a request for expedited examination. Unfortunately, due to the requirement of a recommendation from the central or local government or local IP office, foreigners are unlikely to be able to use this program.
China’s Ministry of Public Security Announces the Issuance of “Opinions on Combating Intellectual Property Crimes in Accordance with the Law to Serve High-Quality Development”
On July 16, 2025, China’s Ministry of Public Security (PSB) announced the release of the “Opinions on Combatting Intellectual Property Crimes in Accordance with the Law to Serve High-Quality Development” (关于依法打击知识产权犯罪服务高质量发展的意见) although no copy appears to be publicly available. Simultaneously, the PSB also released “Five Typical Cases of Public Security Organs Combatting Intellectual Property Crimes in Accordance with the Law to Serve High-Quality Development” (公安机关依法打击知识产权犯罪服务高质量发展的5起典型案例) including an economic espionage case involving an unnamed foreign country.
China’s National People’s Congress Passes Amended Anti-Unfair Competition Law
On June 27, 2025, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) passed the newly amended Anti-Unfair Competition Law (中华人民共和国反不正当竞争法). The amended Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) will be effective October 15, 2025. While China is not a common law country, Article 7 of the AUCL nonetheless provides common law-like protection for unregistered marks that have a “certain influence.” Article 7 is updated to prohibit the use of others’ trademarks as business names or search keywords. However, this revision does not address much needed …