China: Trade Secrets

The Supreme People's Court recently concluded a dispute over trade secret dispute. In its ruling, the Court established that: If a right holder, through repeated experiments...

技术秘密作为知识产权体系的重要组成部分，是企业核心竞争力的关键载体。最新发布的《最高人民法院知识产权法庭年度报告（2025）》显示，最高人民法院知识产权法庭建庭以来受理技术秘密侵权实体案件343件、审结334件，其中2025年审结51件。研读最高院的裁判思路无疑是办理技术秘密案件的必#

China's Supreme People's Court has released a comprehensive implementation plan for intellectual property judicial protection spanning 2026-2030, outlining strategic initiatives to strengthen trial functions, reform procedures, and enhance protection systems.

China's State Council and Supreme People's Court released comprehensive reports detailing the nation's intellectual property achievements in 2025, including legislative reforms, enforcement statistics, and landmark AI-related copyright cases. Courts nationwide concluded over 539,000 IP cases while new regulations on trade secrets and anti-unfair competition entered force, demonstrating China's commitment to strengthening IP protection across traditional and emerging technology sectors.

In March 2026, China’s IP protection entered its annual strategic positioning phase—judicial rules for AI and deployment of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) emerged as the hot topics.

开源协议和开源软件在我国产业界并非新鲜事物，但在司法领域中逐步被接受还是近年之事。

2025年12月25日，最高人民法院作出（2023）最高法知民终2039号民事判决，将一审判决的1280万元改判为超3.8亿元，引发关注和热议。认真阅读这份长达144页的判ࠫ

　最高人民法院は2月28日、「科学技術革新における知的財産権の司法保護強化」をテーマとする指導的判例7件を公表した。新類型や難解・複雑

中国国家市場監督管理総局はこのほど、「営業秘密保護規定」（同局令第126号）を公布した。2026年6月1日から施行される。営業秘密の保護を強化し