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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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09 Sep 2026
Trade Secret Misappropriation and Civil Enforcement in China
A successful China trade-secret claim begins by identifying the protected information precisely. The claimant must address whether the information was non-public, commercially val…
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04 Sep 2026
First 72 Hours After a Key Engineer Downloads Technical Files: Building a China Trade Secret Case Under the 2025 Anti-Unfair Competition Law
A senior engineer at a Wuhan semiconductor equipment company resigns on Friday. On Monday, IT notices that the engineer downloaded a large volume of process files and source-code…
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04 Sep 2026
Trade Secrets in Technology Financing: When an Investor Should Require IP Ownership Remediation Before Closing
A venture investor is financing a Nanjing laser-technology company whose valuation rests on proprietary manufacturing know-how. The company owns some patents, but core process par…
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07 Aug 2026
Medical Device Design-Around in China: FTO Notes That Engineering Will Actually Use
Life Sciences & Healthcare Blog · Legal clusterEngineers ask "can we ship?" and lawyers answer with claim charts. The niche skill that actually protects a Chinese medical-device c…
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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
Trade Secret Protection and Unfair Competition Prevention for Chinese Companies in South Korea
Chinese companies operating in South Korea must navigate the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act, which governs the protection of confidential business i…
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17 Jul 2026
Trade Secret Protection in Xiaogan: Confidentiality, Evidence and Enforcement
This article examines trade-secret protection connected with Xiaogan, including identification of protected information, secrecy measures, misappropriation evidence, employee and…
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17 Jul 2026
Trade Secret Protection in Huludao: Confidentiality, Evidence and Enforcement
This article examines trade-secret protection connected with Huludao, including identification of protected information, secrecy measures, misappropriation evidence, employee and…
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17 Jul 2026
Trade Secret Protection in Lishui: Confidentiality, Evidence and Enforcement
This article examines trade-secret protection connected with Lishui, including identification of protected information, secrecy measures, misappropriation evidence, employee and b…
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17 Jul 2026
Trade Secret Protection in Baodi: Confidentiality, Evidence and Enforcement
This article examines trade-secret protection connected with Baodi, including identification of protected information, secrecy measures, misappropriation evidence, employee and bu…
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17 Jul 2026
Trade Secret Protection in Jiulongpo: Confidentiality, Evidence and Enforcement
This article examines trade-secret protection connected with Jiulongpo, including identification of protected information, secrecy measures, misappropriation evidence, employee an…
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17 Jul 2026
Trade Secret Protection Measures for China Operations — Haidian
This article is rewritten for foreign companies and managers operating in China, based on Chinese legal knowledge resources on related statutory topics. It focuses on practical st…
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17 Jul 2026
Trade Secret Protection Measures for China Operations — Jingan
This article is rewritten for foreign companies and managers operating in China, based on Chinese legal knowledge resources on related statutory topics. It focuses on practical st…
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17 Jul 2026
Trade Secret Protection for Shandong Manufacturers
Daisy Bo, a lawyer based in Zibo, Shandong, regularly fields questions that begin with a commercial goal and end with Chinese filings or dispute pathways. The topics below convert…
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17 Jul 2026
Protecting Trade Secrets When Working with Mainland Partners
Zack Hou, a lawyer based in Xinzhu, Taiwan, regularly fields questions that begin with a commercial goal and end with Mainland Chinese filings or dispute pathways. The topics belo…
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