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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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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
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
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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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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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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31 Aug 2026
Wenzhou Intellectual Property Lawyers & Legal Guide
Looking for Intellectual Property lawyers in Wenzhou? This guide starts with the local operating facts that should shape the instruction. Wenzhou electrical, footwear, apparel and…
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31 Aug 2026
Nantong Intellectual Property Lawyers & Legal Guide
Looking for Intellectual Property lawyers in Nantong? This guide starts with the local operating facts that should shape the instruction. Ship design, marine engineering, advanced…
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31 Aug 2026
Quanzhou Intellectual Property Lawyers & Legal Guide
Looking for Intellectual Property lawyers in Quanzhou? This guide starts with the local operating facts that should shape the instruction. Quanzhou brands and OEM factories face t…
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29 Aug 2026
Defending Chinese Brands in Global Expansion: USITC Section 337 Investigations, Federal Court TRO Defense, and E-Commerce Account Freeze Unblocking
Executive Summary & Tactical Overview As Chinese enterprises transition from white-label manufacturing (OEM/ODM) to direct-to-consumer (D2C) global branding and cross-border e-com…
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29 Aug 2026
Prepare Your Intellectual Property Enquiry
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25 Aug 2026
Yiwu Intellectual Property Lawyers & Legal Guide
Looking for intellectual property lawyers in Yiwu? This hub explains how the work plays out in Yiwu — the world's largest small-commodity export market in Zhejiang — and connects…
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23 Aug 2026
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