On May 14, 2025, China’s State Council released their 2025 Legislative Plan (国务院2025年度立法工作计划) including considering several IP-related laws and regulations. Specifically, “[i]n terms of implementing the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and building a socialist cultural power, the draft amendment to the Trademark Law will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation… and the regulations on the protection of new plant varieties will be revised… The implementing regulations of the Copyright Law, the collective management regulations of copyright, the Internet Information Service Management Measures, the implementation regulations of the Cultural Relics Protection Law, [and] the integrated circuit layout design protection regulations … will be revised. Legislation work on the healthy development of artificial intelligence will be promoted.”
A list of legislative projects for 2025 follows. The full text of the announcement is available here (Chinese only).
I. Bills to be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation (16 items)
1. Draft National Development Planning Law (drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission )
2. Draft Amendment to the Foreign Trade Law (drafted by the Ministry of Commerce )
3. Draft amendment to the Prison Law (drafted by the Ministry of Justice )
4. Draft Medical Insurance Law (drafted by the National Medical Insurance Administration )
5. Draft Social Assistance Law (drafted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance )
6. Draft Law on Protection and Quality Improvement of Cultivated Land (drafted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs )
7. Draft Amendment to the Food Safety Law (drafted by the State Administration for Market Regulation )
8. Draft Amendment to the Banking Supervision and Administration Law (drafted by the Financial Supervision Administration )
9. Draft Amendment to the Tendering and Bidding Law (drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission )
10. Draft Amendment to the Certified Public Accountants Law (drafted by the Ministry of Finance )
11. Draft Amendment to the Road Traffic Safety Law (drafted by the Ministry of Public Security )
12. Draft Amendment to the Trademark Law (drafted by the National Intellectual Property Administration)
13. Draft Amendment to the Water Law drafted by the Ministry of Water Resources )
14. Draft Law on National Fire and Rescue Personnel (drafted by the Ministry of Emergency Management and the National Fire and Rescue Administration)
15. Draft Amendment to the Law of the People’s Bank of China (drafted by the People’s Bank of China )
16. Draft Financial Law (drafted by the People’s Bank of China, the State Administration of Financial Supervision, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange )
II. Administrative regulations to be formulated or amended (30 items)
1. Regulations on Securing Payments to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)
2. Provisions of the State Council on Regulating the Services Provided by Intermediary Institutions for Public Offering of Stocks by Companies (drafted by the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission)
3. Regulations on the Protection of Ancient and Famous Trees (drafted by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration)
4. Housing Lease Regulations (drafted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development)
5. Interim Regulations on Express Delivery (Revised) (Drafted by the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Transport, and the State Post Bureau)
6. Provisions for the Implementation of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People’s Republic of China (drafted by the Ministry of Justice )
7. Provisions of the State Council on the Settlement of Foreign-Related Intellectual Property Disputes (drafted by the Ministry of Justice, the National Intellectual Property Administration and the Ministry of Commerce)
8. Regulations on the Protection of Important Military Facilities (drafted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission)
9. Marriage Registration Regulations (Revised) (Drafted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs)
10. Measures for the Implementation of the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (Revised) ( Drafted by the Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation)
11. Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
12. Measures for the External Use of the National Emblem (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
13. Regulations on Government Data Sharing (drafted by the General Office of the State Council)
14. Rural Highway Regulations (drafted by the Ministry of Transport)
15. Miyun Reservoir Protection Regulations (drafted by the Ministry of Natural Resources)
16. Interim Measures for Compensation for the Use of Flood Storage and Detention Areas (revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Water Resources)
17. Commercial Mediation Regulations (drafted by the Ministry of Justice)
18. Regulations on the Procedure for Formulating Administrative Regulations (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Justice)
19. Provisions on the Submission of Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises (drafted by the State Administration of Taxation)
20. Regulations on the Management of Clinical Research and Clinical Transformation Application of New Biomedical Technologies (drafted by the National Health Commission)
21. Regulations on the Implementation of the Administrative Reconsideration Law (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Justice)
22. Regulations on Ecological Environment Monitoring ( drafted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment)
23. Regulations on Nature Reserves (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration)
24. Securities Company Supervision and Administration Regulations (Revised) (drafted by China Securities Regulatory Commission)
25. Regulations on Promoting National Reading (drafted by the State Press and Publication Administration)
26. Regulations on Funeral and Interment Management (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs)
27. Urban Water Supply Regulations (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development)
28. Regulations for the Implementation of the Drug Administration Law (Revised) (drafted by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Medical Products Administration)
29. Regulations on Foundation Management (Revised) (drafted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs)
30. Regulations on Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Suppression (drafted by the Ministry of Emergency Management, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration)
Preparations are underway to revise … the Regulations for the Implementation of the Copyright Law, the Regulations on Collective Management of Copyrights, the Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services , … the Regulations on the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs , … the Implementation Rules of the Counter-Espionage Law, …