China’s AI Patents and Compensation for Patent Infringement

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在世界知识产权组织最新发布的生成式人工智能(generative artificial intelligence;GenAI)报告中,中国脱颖而出,因为与其他国家相比,中国在 2014 年至 2023 年期间发明的 GenAI 技术数量最多。此创新势头应受中国领导人欢迎,但也应促使他们思考一个关键问题:他们如何能协助保持甚至增强此势头,以确保中国的“新质生产力”继续推动该国的长期发展?最高人民法院最近判决的一起案件表明,中国正在制定强有力的法律解决方案等措施来应对这些挑战。Read more

China’s AI Patents and Compensation for Patent Infringement

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China stood out in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s latest report on generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) as, compared with other countries, China invented the largest number of GenAI technologies from 2014 to 2023. This momentum of innovation should be welcomed by Chinese leaders but should also prompt them to ponder a key question: how can they help to maintain and grow this momentum and ensure that China’s “new quality productive forces” will continue to drive the country’s long-term development? A case recently decided by the Supreme People’s Court shows that China is developing robust legal solutions to these challenges, among other tools.Read more

Data as Property in the AI Era: How China Formulates Related Rules Incrementally

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中国国家主席习近平于 2 月中旬会见了中国创新型公司的创始人,展示了中国的“新质生产力”——词由习主席于 2023 年提出,旨在强调创新在推动中国长期发展中的作用。会议室里弥漫着合作气氛,但在幕后,这些公司和其他创新公司在许多方面都竞争激烈,其中包括争夺对作为人工智能时代宝贵财产的数据的使用。中国敏锐地意识到了规范数据使用的必要性,但挑战在于如何正确地做到这点。中国司法和行政部门采取的渐进措施,让我们看到了中国对此类规管的探索性方法。Read more

Data as Property in the AI Era: How China Formulates Related Rules Incrementally

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Chinese President XI Jinping’s mid-February meeting with founders of China’s innovative companies showcases the country’s “new quality productive forces”—a term coined by the president in 2023 to emphasize the role of innovation in driving the country’s long-term development. Despite the apparent collaboration prevailing in the meeting room, behind the scenes there is fierce competition among these and other innovative companies on many fronts, including the use of data, a valuable property in the era of artificial intelligence. China is acutely aware of the need to regulate the use of data, but the challenge is how to do so properly. Incremental steps taken by the judiciary and the executive in China provide a glimpse of the country’s exploratory approach to such regulation.Read more

Key Talks in 1992, Court Cases in 2024, and “New Quality Productive Forces”

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由习近平主席于 2023 年提出的“新质生产力”一词,具有重大意义,因为中国领导层已确定了相关改革,其中提及不同类型的投资。已故改革派领导人邓小平在 1992 年发表的重要谈话以及中国最近发布的精选案例有助于阐明该词的含义。法院在这些案例中为了支持“新质生产力”的发展而采取的行动,能让投资者更好地评估相关机会。Read more

Key Talks in 1992, Court Cases in 2024, and “New Quality Productive Forces”

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Coined by President XI Jinping in 2023, the term “new quality productive forces” is of great significance because related reforms, with reference to various types of investment, have been identified by the Chinese leadership. Key talks given in 1992 by the late reformist leader DENG Xiaoping and select court cases recently released by China help illuminate the meaning of the term. Actions taken by the courts in these cases to support the development of “new quality productive forces” allow investors to better assess related opportunities.Read more