China: Criminal Law

在政府采购与工程建设领域，"先完工、后补标"现象引发了法律定性争议。当工程项目已实际完工后才启动招投标程序，并伴随形式化围标行为时ᦁ

A U.S. company paid $177,000 to a Yiwu intermediary for three shipments, but only the first arrived. When the buyer sought legal help expecting to file a lawsuit, experienced international counsel recommended a different path: taking the matter to Chinese police as potential economic fraud. This case reveals when supplier disputes cross into criminal territory and why the right legal advice sometimes means not taking the case.

最高检发布5件知识产权恶意诉讼惩治典型案例，涵盖实用新型专利、外观设计专利、商标权、不正当竞争等多领域检察监督案件。

Chinese authorities issued the first major update to criminal bribery laws in a decade, lowered thresholds for private-sector corruption crimes, and maintained aggressive enforcement against both bribe givers and receivers. Three senior officials faced prosecution in the first half of 2026, with investigations reaching back decades and emphasizing "family-style corruption" involving relatives who exploited officials' influence for personal gain.

企业控制权争夺中，刑事控告正从权利救济手段异化为博弈工具。本文以职务侵占罪、挪用资金罪、背信损害上市公司利益罪及民企背信罪名为核

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 Huangpu District People's Court has issued a landmark ruling in the country's first criminal case involving AI-generated short drama copyright infringement. The case examines whether AI-created content can receive copyright protection and establishes legal boundaries for creators using artificial intelligence tools. Two defendants faced prosecution for unauthorized recording and distribution of over 1,700 AI-generated short dramas, raising critical questions about originality, authorship, and crimin

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.