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涉多个秘点的技术方案应作整体认定和保护——最高院案例解读系列⑦
最高法在(2023)最高法知民终2880号案侵害技术秘密纠纷一案中,推翻一审法院对涉案技术信息包含的多个秘点逐一拆解分析后认定的方式,对涉案技术信息进行整体认定、给予整体保护,最终撤销一审判决,全面改判。最高法在该案中适用的整体认定、整体保护裁判规则,对于类案处理具有重#
China IP
AB
AnJie Broad Law Firm
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《信披办法》视角下私募基金管理人违规披露、不披露重要信息罪的适用边界——私募基金合规与风险防范实务探究系列①
近年来,随着私募基金行业的快速发展,“强监管、防风险”已成为行业主旋律,穿透式监管态势日益趋严。在募、投、管、退的全生命周期中,如何坚守合规底线?当管理人触碰刑事红线时,法律定性边界何在?而在风险爆发后,投资者又该如何在民刑交叉的复杂局面中寻找最优维权路径ᦃ
China Commercial
AB
AnJie Broad Law Firm
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The Hong Kong Intermediary Trap: Do Not Bind The Wrong China Company
Foreign buyers often prefer dealing with Hong Kong intermediaries for China manufacturing due to clearer communication and familiar processes, but this convenience can become a costly trap. When mainland Chinese factories control your molds, technical files, and production while your contract only binds a Hong Kong entity, you may discover too late that you've legally protected the wrong company—leaving you without recourse when quality issues, IP theft, or tooling disputes arise.
Worldwide Commercial
HS
Harris Sliwoski
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Llinks Corporate Compliance & Legal Alert (June 2026)
On June 1, 2026, the State Council promulgated the Regulations of the State Council on Outbound Investment (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"). The Regulations, consisting of 34 articles, shall take effect on July 1, 2026, and apply to activities in which domestic investors in China directly or indirectly acquire equity, assets, or other related interests in enterprises in other countries (regions).
China Commercial
LO
Llinks Law Offices
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浅谈《专利审查指南》中关于“同日双申”的处理方式的修改
China's National Intellectual Property Office has issued Order No. 84, fundamentally altering the "same-day dual application" strategy where applicants could file both utility model and invention patents for identical innovations. Starting January 1, 2026, applicants must abandon their utility model patent rights to obtain invention patent authorization, eliminating the previous option to modify claims and maintain both protections simultaneously.
China IP
CP
CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office
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The Principle Of Holistic Assessment Of Inventiveness In Light Of Technical Feature Synergy
The Supreme People's Court has issued a landmark ruling clarifying that patent inventiveness must be assessed holistically, considering all technical features and their coordination relationships together rather than evaluating each feature in isolation. This decision addresses a critical methodological question in patent examination: how should reviewing bodies properly evaluate the inventive contribution of interconnected technical features to avoid the trap of hindsight reasoning?
China IP
AC
AFD China
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