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Protecting and enforcing patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets in China—filing strategy, first-to-file realities, platform enforcement, and litigation/arbitration options.
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04 Sep 2026
GPL Open-Source Code in a Chinese Commercial Product: How to Prevent a Software Copyright Dispute Over Secondary Development and Source-Code Disclosure
A Suzhou technology company sells an industrial controller. Its proprietary software includes third-party open-source components licensed under the GNU General Public License. The…
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04 Aug 2026
SaaS and Software Outbound Compliance for Chinese Vendors
Chinese SaaS vendors selling abroad must reconcile China cybersecurity and data-export rules, possible ICP duties for China-facing services, and host-market privacy, sector regula…
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04 Aug 2026
Games and Short-Video Outbound Compliance for Chinese Companies
Chinese game studios and short-video platforms expanding overseas face a dual stack: China-side publishing, content and data rules that still constrain the group, and host-market…
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02 Aug 2026
Generative AI and Copyright in China: Where the Boundaries of Infringement Lie
Every week, it seems, another client in Guangzhou sits across from me and asks some version of the same question: "If I use an AI assistant such as Doubao to generate an image, a…
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26 Jul 2026
Copyright Protection in China
Copyright in China generally arises when an original intellectual achievement in literature, art or science is expressed in a perceptible form. Registration is not a condition for…
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21 Jul 2026
Copyright Protection and IP Strategy for Chinese Technology Companies Entering the Japanese Market
Chinese technology companies expanding into Japan face a sophisticated intellectual property landscape governed by Japanese copyright law. Understanding the framework for copyrigh…
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16 Jul 2026
Copyright Protection in China: What Foreign Creators Need to Know
Understanding Copyright Protection in China Alice Huang, an attorney based in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, provides an overview of the legal landscape surrounding this topic as it…
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06 Jul 2026
Who Owns the Copyright of AI-Generated Content Under Chinese Law?
Who Owns the Copyright of AI-Generated Content Under Chinese Law? The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence has created a novel and pressing legal question: when…
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05 Jul 2026
Procedure and Tips for Registering a Trademark in China
Registering a trademark in China is a structured but nuanced process that demands careful preparation. As the world's largest trademark filing jurisdiction — with CNIPA receiving…
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05 Jul 2026
How to Protect Your Trademark in China
For businesses entering the Chinese market, trademark protection is not a matter of if, but when. China operates under a first-to-file system, meaning the first party to file a tr…
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