The Supreme People's Court, China's top court, issued a guideline on Friday, requiring all courts to strengthen their protection for innovators in the private sector. The 25-article guideline, aimed at implementing the Private Sector Promotion Law, emphasizes equal protection for various economic entities participating in market competition, and calls for improvements in the quality of handling high-tech i

Dispute increase reflects deeper opening-up and rule-of-law push China saw a significant increase in civil, commercial and maritime cases related to foreign entities in the first half of the year, providing judicial support for high-quality development and further opening-up, the country's top court said. Chinese courts concluded 15,000 first-instance civil and commercial lawsuits involving foreign liti

Since 2015, the Industrial Designs 5 (ID5) offices have been engaged in ongoing cooperation in the field of industrial design. These collaborative efforts aim to enhance mutual understanding, raise public awareness of design protection, and provide better services to users worldwide. The Informative User Guide for the View and Drawing Requirements of Designs is a joint project led by the China National Intellectua

The shop floor of a pajama factory in Jiangsu Province, east China, had stood still for some time before recently springing back to life, its resurrection kickstarted by a fluffy toy. "Labubu was not really my cup of tea, but now I think it is adorable," said Qiu Zunzun, general manager of Shuofeng daily necessities company in Suzhou, jokingly. With its signature spiky toothed grin, Labubu has taken t

Countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative have exhibited varying technological innovation levels and obtained distinctive strengths, highlighting significant demands for international cooperation in development, a Chinese official said on Friday. She made the remarks following the release of the English version of the National Innovation Index Report 2024 during the Second Belt and Road Conference on

Chinese companies faced a total of 1,227 new intellectual property disputes in the United States last year, reflecting a 4.6 percent increase from the previous year, according to a report made public by the China Intellectual Property Society on Wednesday. The report detailed that among these lawsuits, 587 were related to patents, 668 involved trademarks, and 16 concerned business secrets. The findings were based