On February 21, 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the Report on the Judicial Reform of Chinese Courts (2013-2022) (中国法院的司法改革（2013—2022)). With respect to intellectual property, the Report discusses the establishing of new mechanisms (e.g., patent linkage), establishing of the IP Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court and the establishing of IP Courts and IP Tribunals in several jurisdictions, etc. However, note that any judicial reform will occur in a Chinese context. For example, the State Council stated a few …
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Forbidden: China Geo-Blocking Americans from Accessing Supreme People’s Court Website and Published Decisions
Update: A hearty thank you to China for making these sites accessible as of November 20, 2022! Update 2: The SPC website is again geoblocked as of September 2023. Update 3: The SPC website is no longer geoblocked as of December 24, 2025. Recently, China has started geo-blocking Americans and other foreigners from accessing the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) website and China Judgements Online. Attempting to access these sites leads to a 403 Forbidden error message with “reason:GeoBL.” However, the …
President Xi at the 20th National Congress of the CPC: Strengthen Legal Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
At the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping delivered an almost 2-hour work report, which is somewhat analogous to the U.S. President’s annual State of the Union Address. President Xi also issued a much longer written work report that goes into more detail on the many of the topics he covered, including technology development and intellectual property.
Ten Frequently Asked Questions for Chinese Customs Recordation of Intellectual Property Rights
On September 30, 2022, the General Administration of Customs of China released a list of ten frequently asked questions and answers for intellectual property customs recordation in China. Recordation of intellectual property in China with customs can block both import to China and export from China. As China remains a major source of counterfeit goods, recordation to block export can be more efficient than blocking import at multiple destinations.