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🇨🇳 Perdura Global Series · Volume V

The 2026 Guide to Admissible Digital Evidence for IP Litigation

China Edition

Blockchain notarisation, SPC evidence provisions, and China's growing role in global IP.

  • SPC Evidence Provisions — three-part test: authentic, relevant, lawfully obtained
  • Blockchain-anchored notarisation (Baoquan.com) — judicially recognised
  • IP Courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou
  • E-commerce & live-streaming infringement evidence
  • Cross-border constraints: Data Security Law, PIPL, Hague Convention
  • Emerging issues 2026: AI Act labelling, SEP litigation in China
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Record IP damages in 2024
Awarded by the Beijing IP Court in the New Energy Vehicle Chassis trade secret case — the largest IP damages award in Chinese legal history, signalling the stakes.
Art. 11
SPC blockchain recognition rule
China's Internet Courts recognised blockchain-anchored evidence years before any other major jurisdiction. Platforms like Baoquan.com are now the standard collection route.
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Authenticity requirements
Authentic, relevant, and lawfully obtained — all three must be satisfied. Evidence that fails the lawful collection test is excluded regardless of its probative value.
Key Principle
China's Internet Courts accept blockchain-anchored evidence as authentic under Article 11 of the SPC Provisions — making platforms like Baoquan.com the most efficient collection route for Chinese proceedings.
What's Inside

Eight chapters. Court-ready guidance.

I China's IP Courts — Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, SPC IP Division
II Legal Framework — Civil Procedure Law, SPC Evidence Provisions (2020)
III Blockchain Evidence — judicial recognition, Baoquan.com, Article 11 SPC
IV Notarisation — mandatory authentication, online platforms
V Web Evidence Hierarchy — screenshots, HTML & HAR files compared
VI Online Infringement — e-commerce platforms, social media, live-streaming
VII Cross-Border Evidence — Hague Convention, Data Security Law, PIPL
VIII Emerging Issues 2026 — AI evidence, AI Act labelling, SEP litigation