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PRACTICE AND TREND ANALYSIS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION UNDER CHINESE PATENT LINKAGE SYSTEM IN 2025

Author: MOU Ke, Mark JIA

Since the formal implementation of the “Early Resolution Mechanism for Pharmaceutical Patent Disputes (patent linkage system)” in China, the maneuvering between innovative companies and generic companies has become a normalized practice. Previously...

THE “NEW” TRADEMARK LAW IS ARRIVING

Author: MA Yuan, HE Changhong

The current Trademark Law came into eﬀect in 1983 and has undergone four revisions, playing an active role in encouraging innovation, building brands, regulating the market, and expanding opening-up. As the economy and society develop, the role of tr...

AN OVERVIEW OF PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CHINA

Author: YUE Yongjuan, HOU Chunyi, YI Guifen

The 2026 Spring Festival Gala served as a national showcase for China's AI-powered robotics. Five domestic tech ﬁrms—Unitree Technology, Magic Atom, Songyan Power, Galaxy General, and Yuejiang Technology—presented a diverse lineup of robots across ...

RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN COURT JUDGMENTS AND RULINGS IN CHINESE COURTS: PRACTICAL APPROACHES

Author: WANG Xiaojing, TAN Hua

Against the backdrop of deepening global economic integration and increasingly frequent cross-border exchanges, whether foreign arbitral awards, as well as eﬀective judgments and rulings of foreign courts, can be recognized and enforced in China has...

INTRODUCTION TO THE GUIDELINES FOR PATENT APPLICATIONS OF PRODUCT DESIGNS INVOLVING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES

Author: FENG Xiaoyan, Sean Chen

In December 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration issued the "Guidelines for Patent Applications of Product Designs Involving Graphical User Interfaces" (hereinafter referred to as the "Guidelines"), which sorts out the releva...