The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council have issued the Opinions on Developing New Quality Productive Forces (关于发展新质生产力的意见) on October 9, 2026. The opinion describes developing new quality productive forces as an inherent requirement of high-quality development, the government’s stated objective for economic development, and as a focus for achieving it. According to an official of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the opinion converts statements Xi Jinping has made on the concept since July …
Category: New Law, Rule or Implementing Regulation
China’s Implementing Rules for the Revised Integrated Circuit Layout Design Regulations Set Procedures for Originality Declarations, Third-Party Revocation, and Infringement Dispute Handling
On September 30, 2026, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published the revised Implementing Rules of the Regulations on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits (集成电路布图设计保护条例实施细则) as CNIPA Order No. 86. The Implementing Rules take effect on October 30, 2026, and replace the Implementing Rules issued in 2001. The Implementing Rules set content requirements for the declaration of originality, procedures for revocation requests filed by third parties, procedures for CNIPA’s administrative handling of infringement disputes, and more. …
China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Draft Rules Implementing 2027 Trademark Law Amendments for Public Comment
On September 14, 2026, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China issued a package of draft judicial interpretations for public comment, consisting of three documents: (1) the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Temporal Application of the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft for Comment); (2) the Decision of the Supreme People’s Court to Amend the “Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of …
China’s Supreme People’s Court Issues First National Judicial Rules on AI Disputes — But Sidesteps Copyrightability of AI-Generated Works
On September 7, 2026, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China released the Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on the Trial of Cases Involving Artificial Intelligence Disputes (最高人民法院关于依法审理涉人工智能纠纷案件的意见). The Opinions comprise five parts and 24 articles and are the first set of judicial adjudication rules concerning artificial intelligence issued by China’s highest judicial body. They are framed as guidance for lower courts applying existing law – the Civil Code, Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law, Copyright Law, …