Mon, 29 Mar 2021 Insights Yanru Chen 陳彥茹
'Yes, LEGO toys can be copyrighted as artworks', says Shanghai High People's Court in a criminal copyright infringement case in 2020, marking the latest judicial policy in IPR protection over decades.
Intellectual Property
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌
On 3 Feb. 2021, operators of China's largest Fansub - YYeTs - were arrested, reflecting China's judicial policy towards stricter sanctions for intellectual property infringements since 2019.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
The latest amendment of China's Copyright Law has come into force since 1 Jan. 2021.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Shanghai High People’s Court held that LEGO bricks constitute works of fine art.
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陳彥茹
The IP Court of Hainan Free Trade Port is established to strengthen the judicial protection of intellectual property rights and to create a sound business environment.
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陳彥茹
On Dec. 24, 2020, the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) held the event of “Introduction to Intellectual Property Tribunal”, introducing its work in past two years and issued seven typical cases.
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陳彥茹
The case of Shenzhen Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (2020) tried by Shenzhen IP court marks the first case in China where a “partial judgment with interim injunction" was handed down.
Sat, 16 Jan 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's Supreme People's Court issued the Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Copyright and Copyright-Related Rights in November 2020, further clarifying how Chinese courts will protect copyright in litigation.
Sat, 16 Jan 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陳彥茹
On 15 Dec. 2020, Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court issued the Guiding Opinions on the Application of Punitive Damages to Disputes over Civil Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights (關于知識產權民事侵權糾紛適用懲罰性賠償的指導意見).?
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
The Copyright Law of China was enacted in 1990, and the latest revision(2020) came into force on 1 Jan. 2021.