On 15th June 2020, China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) releases the Opinions on Tightening Sanctions on Intellectual Property Infringement (for Consultation), soliciting public opinions until 31st July 2020. The Opinions contains 21 articles, aiming at 1) strengthening preservation measures such as the preservation of property, act and evidence; 2) stopping infringement in a timely manner by ordering cessation; 3) enhancing compensation and 4) reinforcing criminal crackdown on IP violations.

Contributed by: Wenting Liu