April 24, 2025

China (PRC): PRC Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate jointly issued “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling of Criminal Cases of Intellectual Property Infringement (the “Interpretation”)” (Effective from April 26, 2025)

The Interpretation consists of thirty-one (31) Articles, with systematic provisions on the conviction and sentencing standards for eight types of crimes related to infringement of intellectual property rights, including the following five (5) aspects:

  1. Amendments to the Standards for Conviction and Sentencing of Trademark Infringement Crimes
  2. Amendments to the Standards for Conviction and Sentencing for Copyright Infringement Crimes
  3. Amendments to the Standards for Conviction and Sentencing for Trade Secrets Infringement Crimes
  4. Calculation of threshold amounts for Crimes of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights
  5. Provisions on Common Issues related to Crimes of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights

The Interpretation was published on April 24, 2025, and became effective from April 26, 2026.  Chinese version of the Interpretation can be found at: https://www.spp.gov.cn/xwfbh/wsfbt/202504/t20250424_693977.shtml#2

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