It has been less than two years since the last revisions in 2017 to the Law of the People's Republic of China Against Unfair Competition (the "Anti-Unfair Competition Law"), but Chinese legislators have adopted on April 23, 2019 a decision again revising the Anti-Unfair Competition Law . The revisions to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law took effect from the date of adoption.
These revisions only involve content related to trade secrets, and show China’s ambition to strengthen protections and provide legal safeguards for innovators. The following is a brief introduction to the revisions.