I. Typical Cases of Judicial Mediation by the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court (1st Batch)(Issued on January 28, 2026)
A foreign company v. Chongqing & Shenzhen tech companies (invention patent infringement): Global settlement of SEP disputes via mediation and adjudication.
State-owned enterprise v. six private enterprises (invention patent disputes): Circuit trial and on-site mediation, turning disputes into licensing cooperation.
Fujian software company v. Beijing & Zhuhai software companies (copyright infringement): Mediation through precedents to end a 10-year dispute.
Shanghai Wo & Dong v. Shanghai Feng (patent application right disputes): Mediation to ensure orderly competition in the low-altitude economy.
N Company v. Jia Grinding Machine & Yi Precision Tool (software copyright infringement): Equal protection for win-win China‑foreign cooperation.
Jia Co., Ltd. v. Beijing tech company (invention patent infringement): One case resolved, over 60 related disputes settled.
II. Typical Public Interest Litigation Cases on Personal Information Protection (2026)
(Issued on January 22, 2026)
Baoding (Hebei): Rectification of personal information infringement by smart parking lots.
Chongqing Liangjiang New Area: Rectification of illegal facial information collection by residential properties.
Guangzhou Tianhe: Rectification of personal information violations in online fraudulent recruitment.
Hangzhou Lin’an: Civil public interest litigation against “online doxxing”.
Shanghai Minhang: Protection of personal information of the deceased and their relatives.
III. 3rd Batch of Typical Cases on Betrothal Gift Disputes
(Issued on January 9, 2026)
Car purchase funds for marriage: Governed by betrothal gift return rules.
Daily consumption during cohabitation: Not refundable as betrothal gifts.
Unregistered marriage but long cohabitation with children: No return of betrothal gifts.
“Flash marriage” without cohabitation: Divorce and return of betrothal gifts supported.
Obtaining property by false marriage: Fraud conviction and full restitution ordered.
IV. 2025 Typical Cases on Solving Enforcement Difficulties
(Issued on January 26, 2026)
Cross-regional coordination to help listed companies restore credit.
Cross-provincial enforcement to balance ecological protection and economic interests.
Government-court coordination to solve 10-year property title issues for 360 households.
Timely wage payment for over 300 workers and enterprise credit repair.
Criminal liability for concealing assets or violating consumption restriction orders.
Flexible seizure and credit repair to resolve a RMB 58 million project payment dispute.
V. Typical Cases on Application of Family Education Guidance Orders
(Issued on January 4, 2026)
Guidance orders to protect minors in divorce cases.
Judicial review of parents waiving visitation rights.
Joint mechanism to prevent and address school bullying.
“Dual orders + four-step approach” to combat domestic violence.
Judicial practice of public guardianship and family education.
Government-court protection for minor children of prisoners.
VI. Typical “One-Stop” Maritime Dispute Resolution Cases
(Issued by the Supreme People's Court & Ministry of Transport on January 7, 2026)
Nanjing: Mediation of foreign-related personal injury and death cases.
Dalian: “Court + maritime authority” for ship collision disputes.
Qingdao: Front-end settlement of crew fatal accident disputes.
Ningbo: Administrative-judicial cooperation in ship sale disputes.
Xiamen: Maritime experts and judges resolving major collision cases.
Guangzhou: Repatriation of 8 abandoned foreign crew members.
Dagukou: Mediation of labor disputes for 12 crew members.
Yangpu: Resolution of nearly RMB 10 million crew labor disputes.