On July 31, 2026, China’s State Council released the 15th Five-Year Plan for Intellectual Property Protection and Utilization.

Under the Plan, China will revise the implementing rules of the Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties, improve the system for the protection of trade secrets, improve the anti-monopoly system in the field of intellectual property, and revise the Customs Protection Regulations on Intellectual Property. Further, China will improve the intellectual property protection system in emerging fields including algorithms and AI-generated products as well as strengthen the intellectual property protection in the fields of intangible cultural heritage and traditional Chinese medicine.

                                                                                                                               Source: www. cnipa.gov.cn