China: Contracts and Commercial Law

2026年6月30日施行的《最高人民法院关于审理建设工程施工合同纠纷案件适用法律问题的解释（二）》（下称《建工解释二》），突出变化是未再使用“实际施工人”概念，全面回归合同相对性，重构挂靠...

China's patent authority has issued a landmark decision clarifying how numerical ranges and subsequently added experimental data are evaluated when claiming priority in pharmaceutical patents. The ruling establishes that while new efficacy data can support priority claims for explicitly disclosed ratios, numerical values that merely fall within a disclosed range—but were never specifically mentioned—constitute new subject matter and lose priority protection.

In the digital economy era, determining product and service classifications in trademark non-use cancellation cases has become increasingly complex, particularly for software-based goods and services.

绝大多数品牌不会一成不变。发展过程中，品牌标识往往会变得更清晰、简约、富有现代感：图形外框被舍弃，图案元素精简；原本嵌套在繁复设计中的文字，也会单独运用于产品包装、官网及社交媒体平台。

人工智能正在快速重塑创新药研发领域，从靶点发现到临床试验各个阶段都已广泛应用AI技术。然而，AI制药的非传统研发模式带来了新的专利法律&

China's revised Trademark Law introduces comprehensive reforms to registration procedures, enforcement mechanisms, and rights protection. The legislation establishes stricter requirements for trademark applications, prohibits malicious registrations, and strengthens penalties for infringement while enhancing protections for well-known marks and addressing misleading commercial use.

N律师：K公司暂未提供相关材料证明合同签订地是L区。即使约定管辖不明，合同签订地也无法确定，根据《民事诉讼法》第24条，被告W公司的住所地法院即L区法院对本案具有管辖权。

China's securities regulator has launched a comprehensive crackdown on illegal cross-border securities activities, raising critical questions about the legal boundaries between legitimate offshore brokerage services and prohibited domestic operations. When mainland Chinese investors voluntarily travel to Hong Kong to open securities accounts with licensed brokers, does this constitute illegal domestic business activity, and how do courts determine the validity of resulting margin financing agreements?

China’s new Automotive Data Cross-border Transfer Guidelines (2026 Edition) (Guidelines), jointly issued by eight Chinese ministries and effective July 1, 2026...