China: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

On 9 July 2026, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) updated its list of Contracting States and Measures Taken by Them for the Purpose of the Convention...

China has designated a specific domestic court for applications to recognise and enforce International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awards for the first time since ratifying the ICSID...

A recent judgment of the Shanghai Maritime Court marks a significant development in China's sanctions and conflict-of-laws landscape. As highlighted in the commentary...

最高人民检察院发布知识产权恶意诉讼惩治典型案例，重点关注一起外观设计专利权纠纷案件。案件中，专利权人在明知专利已被宣告无效的情况

China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has released five landmark cases addressing malicious intellectual property litigation, including a notable trademark infringement case where a Shenzhen company was found to have registered over 600 trademarks without genuine business operations, filing bulk lawsuits to extract undue benefits. The case demonstrates how procuratorial authorities use big data screening and comprehensive investigation to identify and combat trademark hoarding schemes that abuse the judici

最高人民法院近期公布的一起专利权诉讼判决书引发广泛关注，案件涉及一家食品公司在机器人独角兽宇树科技IPO窗口期发起的专利侵权诉讼。

China has designated a specific domestic court for applications to recognise and enforce International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awards for the first time since ratifying the ICSID...

A 2025 Supreme People's Court ruling establishes that patent examiners cannot arbitrarily label technical features as "common knowledge" without evidence, requiring holistic evaluation of distinguishing features rather than segmented analysis. The decision clarifies that integrated technical solutions must be assessed as a whole, with the burden of proof firmly on those challenging inventive step.

2022年最高人民法院《关于审理证券市场虚假陈述侵权民事赔偿案件的若干规定》（法释〔2022〕2号，以下简称“《虚假陈述若干规定》”）第10条确立了价格影响标准（即《虚假陈述若干规定》第10条所称“交易价格或者交易量”是否受到影响的判断标准，本文简称价格影响标准），为被告提供了推

Commercial General Liability insurance (“CGL”) is one of the most widely used forms of commercial liability insurance internationally. Originating from the standardized policy forms developed by the Insurance Services Office (“ISO”) in the United States, CGL policies generally provide coverage for third-party claims arising from bodily injury or property damage caused by an “occurrence” in connection with the insured’s business operations. In China, CGL insurance has increasingly been adopted by manufacturing enterprises, particularly those engaged in export-oriented businesses.

商业综合责任保险（Commercial General Liability，以下简称“CGL”）是全球商业保险体系中应用极为广泛的责任险种之一，其条款体系起源于美国保险服务办公室（ISO）的标准化文本，承保范围主要涵盖企业在各类商业活动中因意外事件（occurrence）导致的第三方人身伤害或财产损失。目前，CGL在我国主要服务于有产品出

在现代企业经营管理中，雇主责任风险已成为不可忽视的重要议题。雇主责任险以被保险人依法对雇员在受雇期间因工遭受人身伤害、死亡或职业