China: Trade Regulation & Practices

China's Supreme People's Court released ten landmark intellectual property cases from 2025, covering trademark distinctiveness, patent infringement in chip technology, trade secret theft, unfair competition through employee poaching and data scraping, and criminal prosecution of counterfeiters. These decisions establish important precedents for balancing innovation incentives with public interests while demonstrating China's commitment to strengthening IP protection in the digital economy.

Entering into the 7th year of the Anti-Monopoly Law in force, the enforcement by China's antitrust authorities has moved up a gear.

China is growing into its role as a major economic power, and the competition regulators are stepping up to the plate.