China: International Courts & Tribunals

The Supreme People's Court has concluded an administrative dispute involving a utility model patent. In its ruling, the Court clarified: If the closest prior art lacks an inherent connection to the technical problem...

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched a new Trade Secrets Case Law Collection database, featuring 13 landmark Chinese court decisions on trade secret protection—the highest number alongside the United States. This initiative aims to enhance global understanding of judicial approaches to safeguarding valuable business information and competitive advantages through representative case law from multiple jurisdictions.

Winning a lawsuit against a foreign company is often just the beginning of a much harder battle: actually collecting the money.

The Supreme People's Court continues initiatives to improve the system for enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards.

On 1 July 2018, the Supreme People's Court of China (SPC) promulgated Provisions on Several Issues Regarding the Establishment of International Commercial Courts

Article discusses ways of avoiding, mitigating and resolving issues with Chinese suppliers. .

In late 2012, South China Sub-Commission broke away from CIETAC Beijing and changed its name to Shenzhen Centre of International Arbitration (SCIA)...

These proposed reforms demonstrate an international trend towards the packaging of litigation and arbitration together.

Shanghai Court recently ruled SHIAC has jurisdiction on disputes arising from a clause referring the disputes to "CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission".