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06 Sep 2026
Reasonable Confidentiality Measures in China
AUCL trade-secret protection requires ‘corresponding confidentiality measures’, not a slogan. Access control, marking, NDAs, training and exit return — taken before the leak — are…
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06 Sep 2026
Trade Secret vs Confidential Information in China
A confidentiality clause creates a contract duty. A trade secret under AUCL is a statutory right with three limbs. Many files are confidential in contract and still fail as trade…
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06 Sep 2026
Customer Lists as Trade Secrets in China
A customer list can be a Mainland China trade secret if the names, contacts, prices and needs are not readily available, have commercial value, and were kept under corresponding m…
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06 Sep 2026
Source Code as a Trade Secret in China
Source code is a classic technical trade secret in Mainland China if it is not published, has commercial value, and is held under corresponding measures. Public GitHub, missing ac…
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06 Sep 2026
Manufacturing Know-How as a Trade Secret in China
Process parameters, recipes, mould data and line know-how can be Mainland China trade secrets if they are not obvious from the sold product and are locked down at the factory. An…
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06 Sep 2026
Employee Trade Secret Theft in China
Most Mainland China trade-secret cases start with an employee or leaver who still had access. The file is AUCL plus labour law: measures, taking, use, and whether a paid non-compe…
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06 Sep 2026
Trade Secret Injunctions in China
Mainland China courts can grant act-preservation (preliminary injunction) in trade-secret cases, but they expect a specified secret, urgency, bond, and a real risk of use. A delay…
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06 Sep 2026
Trade Secret Evidence in China
A Mainland China trade-secret case is won on a dated file: what the secret is, that it was protected, and how the defendant got or used it. Screenshots without a hold, and secrets…
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06 Sep 2026
Customs IP Recordal and Border Enforcement in China
China Customs can act against imports and exports that infringe China-protected trademarks, copyrights and related rights, or patents. A General Administration of Customs recordal…
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06 Sep 2026
Software Copyright in China
Chinese copyright law protects original computer programs and related documentation. Source code and object code of the same program are treated as the same work, while the underl…
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06 Sep 2026
Bad-Faith Trademark Filings in China
China’s first-to-file system attracts squatters. The Trademark Law now targets bad-faith filings without intent to use, hoarding, and copying others’ marks. Opposition, invalidati…
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06 Sep 2026
Criminal Liability for Trade Secret Theft in China
Serious trade-secret theft can be a crime in Mainland China, not only a civil AUCL case. The bar is higher: specified information, serious harm, and a prosecutor who will own the…
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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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04 Sep 2026
Pre-IPO IP Cleanup for Suzhou Technology Companies: How Patent Ownership, Employee Inventions and Research-Institute Licenses Become Registration-System Problems
A Suzhou medical-device or semiconductor company plans an A-share IPO. Its core patents were developed by founders, employees and a research institute. Some patents remain in foun…
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