China: Criminal Law

自首作为我国刑法规定的法定从宽量刑情节，兼具激励行为人认罪悔罪、节约司法资源的双重价值。《刑法》第六十七条第二款规定了准自首制度——“被采取强制措施的犯罪嫌疑人、被告人和正在服刑的罪犯，如实供述司法机关还未掌握的本人其他罪行的，以自首论”。

China's fifth revision to its Trademark Law represents the most significant structural overhaul since 2013, shifting from a registration-centered system to one emphasizing genuine use and penalizing bad-faith conduct. The changes introduce financial penalties for trademark squatting, shorten opposition periods, expand protection for well-known marks, and explicitly recognize online trademark use, fundamentally altering the landscape for brand owners and IP counsel operating in China.

国企混改中民营企业委派董监高面临双重身份困境：既要管理混改企业，又要经营原民企。《刑法修正案（十二）》扩大非法经营同类营业罪适用

Criminal defense requires more than reviewing case files—it demands investigative thinking to uncover missing evidence, challenge prosecution narratives, and reconstruct facts. This article examines how defense attorneys can apply investigative methods within legal boundaries to identify evidentiary gaps, trace evidence origins, and transform doubts into actionable defense strategies that may overturn wrongful convictions.

China's Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate have unified criminal prosecution standards for bribery involving non-state personnel with those for state officials, dramatically lowering thresholds and increasing penalties. This landmark judicial interpretation eliminates the historical "dual-track" system that treated private sector corruption more leniently, fundamentally reshaping compliance obligations for foreign and domestic enterprises operating in China.

最高人民法院等五部门联合印发了2026年最新版《关于适用认罪认罚从宽制度的指导意见》，这是自2019年首次发布以来的全面修订。新指导意见在六年

商标权利用尽原则是平衡商标权保护与商品自由流通的基础性规则，其意义在于商标权人或经其授权的主体将带有注册商标的商品合法投放市场后，权利人对该特定商品的再次销售、分销、转售等后续流通行为，不再享有商标法层面上的控制权。

Criminal defense requires more than reviewing case files—it demands investigative thinking to uncover missing evidence, challenge prosecution narratives, and reconstruct facts. This article examines how defense attorneys can apply investigative methods within legal boundaries to identify evidentiary gaps, trace evidence origins, and transform doubts into actionable defense strategies that may overturn wrongful convictions.

最高人民法院等五部门联合印发了2026年最新版《关于适用认罪认罚从宽制度的指导意见》，这是自2019年首次发布以来的全面修订。新指导意见在六年