On June 29, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) released typical cases punishing malicious intellectual property litigation (最高检发布5件检察机关惩治知识产权恶意诉讼典型案例). The release comprises five cases selected to illustrate procuratorial supervision of bad-faith IP enforcement actions across multiple areas of intellectual property law, including utility model patents, design patents, trademarks, and unfair competition.
Translation of China’s 2026 Amended Trademark Law
Note: This translation will be replaced or updated once the National People’s Congress or the China National Intellectual Property Administration releases a translation. On June 26, 2026, the 23rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress on June 26, 2026 amended the Chinese Trademark Law. The Amended Law goes into effect on January 1, 2027. A review of some of the changes is available here. A translation follows.
China’s Trademark Law Overhauled: Key Changes Taking Effect January 1, 2027
On June 26, 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted a comprehensive revision of the Chinese Trademark Law. The revised law takes effect on January 1, 2027 and introduces a range of substantive and procedural changes that will affect trademark owners, licensees, and practitioners operating in China. This article addresses ten changes of particular note.
CNIPA Conducting Rectification Campaign on Chinese-Origin “Irregular” Foreign Patent Applications?
As first reported by IPRlearn, the Research Office of Shihezi University in Xinjiang, China, posted a June 18, 2026 Notice on Prudently Regulating Overseas Patent Filings and Ceasing Patent Applications in Countries Without Substantive Examination Systems (关于审慎规范海外专利布局、停止在无实质审查制度国家申请专利的通知). In the Notice, the University stated “the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) is conducting a special inspection and rectification campaign targeting overseas patent applications in countries without a substantive patent examination system. Organizations that illegally and excessively deploy such low-stability patents will be …