Foreign  

The Artificial Intelligence Act will come into effect across the European Union on August 1.

The world's first "Artificial Intelligence Act" (EU AI Act) issued by the European Union will take effect throughout the EU on August 1. This is also the most comprehensive law on artificial intelligence regulation issued by the world so far. The EU "Artificial Intelligence Act" also lays the foundation for global artificial intelligence regulation, aiming to achieve the same "Brussels effect" as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Under the new law, companies that violate the regulations will be subject to administrative fines of up to 35 million euros or up to 7% of annual revenue, whichever is higher.

Domestic

Shenzhen Primary People's Courts to Centralize Jurisdiction Over Intellectual Property Cases Involving Foreign-Related, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.

The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court recently issued a notice concerning the centralization of jurisdiction for intellectual property cases involving foreign entities and those from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. According to this notice, effective August 1, 2024, all first-instance intellectual property civil, administrative (including non-litigation administrative review), and criminal cases involving foreign, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan parties that fall under the jurisdiction of primary people's courts in Shenzhen will be exclusively handled by the Shenzhen Futian District People's Court. All other primary people's courts in Shenzhen will no longer have jurisdiction over these cases.