On March 30, 2026, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the Notice on Further Implementing the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People’s Republic of China (市场监管总局关于进一步贯彻实施《中华人民共和国反不正当竞争法》的通知). The Anti-Unfair Competition Law is used to protect trade secrets and other unregistered intellectual property (e.g., marks, artificial intelligence models, etc.). SAMR provides administrative enforcement of laws outside of the court system. Two highlights of this recent Notice include strengthening the protection of trade secrets and exploring extraterritorial enforcement of the Anti-Unfair …
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CNIPA Director: China Suffers From “Insufficient Market Orientation in the Commercialization and Utilization of Intellectual Property Rights”
On March 16, 2026, the Director of China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Shen Changyu published an article in Qiushi regarding commercialization of intellectual property (大力促进知识产权价值实现). Qiushi (求是), meaning “Seeking Truth,” is the official bimonthly theoretical journal of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, published in Beijing. As a premier ideological publication, it communicates CPC policies, governing philosophies, and articles from top leaders, including Xi Jinping, to guide political and ideological action. Shen’s article is a policy-level acknowledgment …
IP Excerpts from China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
On March 13, 2026, China published the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国国民经济和社会发展第十五个五年规划纲要), which runs from 2026 to 2030. China’s 5-Year Plans (FYP) are strategic blueprints that set foundational policy, economic, and social development goals. They coordinate national priorities—including technological innovation, industrial upgrades, green energy, and national security—to guide economic growth and structural reforms over five-year periods.
China’s ‘Two Sessions’ – IP Excerpts from China’s Work Report
On March 5, 2026, Premier Li Qiang delivered the Government Work Report to the Fourth Session of the 14th National People’s Congress (part of the ‘Two Sessions’), reviewing 2025 and outlining the policy direction for China in 2026. China has made excerpts from the Work Report available online (李强作的政府工作报告（摘登)), which included several references to intellectual property. The Report noted that total R&D expenditure continued growing at an average annual rate of 10%, the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 …