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In a pivotal decision, China’s Supreme People’s Court resolved a dispute over inventor remuneration tied to a patented biosimilar adalimumab formulation. The court established that remuneration is owed based on annual operating profits generated by the patented invention’s commercial implementation, regardless of the…
China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has issued pivotal clarifications on the scope and limitations of design patent rights versus trademark protections, drawing on recent litigation involving Puma. These decisions provide critical guidance on how design elements are treated differently under patent and trademark regi…
Effective May 1, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Court has promulgated an Interpretation to guide courts on applying punitive damages in intellectual property infringement lawsuits. The Interpretation specifies criteria for determining intentional infringement, requirements for damage calculations, and procedural proto…
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of China recently issued a guiding opinion aimed at enhancing the predictability of judicial decisions in intellectual property cases. While legal practitioners welcome this development, they emphasize the need to extend the scope of the opinion to cover a wider range of cases for grea…
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate disclosed a significant increase in intellectual property enforcement last year, prosecuting 11,003 individuals for violations related to trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets—a 32.2% rise from 2018. Concurrently, the Supreme People’s Court reported a 45.1% surge in…
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