# intellectual property
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Pinduoduo Tightens Food-Safety Rules and Live-Stream Oversight to Keep Lunar New Year Supplies Flowing
Pinduoduo has launched a holiday‑period campaign combining subsidies for essential foods with stricter food‑safety and live‑stream governance. The platform has tightened seller licence checks, expanded AI‑enabled monitoring of advertising and images, mandated detailed permits for specific categories, and stepped up lab sampling and IP protections to reassure consumers during the Lunar New Year.
China's 'Oriental Selection' Takes Copycat Shop to Court — A Test for Brand Protection in Livestream Commerce
Oriental Youxuan — the company behind the popular Oriental Selection livestream brand — has sued a Xi'an individual merchant called Zhenxuan Jubao for unfair competition. The Xi'an Xincheng People's Court issued service by public notice and scheduled an open hearing after the evidence phase, highlighting broader tensions over name imitation in China's livestream e‑commerce sector.
China Orders Dozens of New Standards to Professionalise Its Technology‑Services Sector by 2027
China’s MIIT and four other ministries have issued a guide to build a standards system for the technology‑services sector and ordered the creation of more than 40 new national and industry standards by 2027. The initiative aims to professionalise services such as testing, technology transfer and IP brokerage to accelerate commercialization of R&D, while also shaping market access and potentially influencing international norms.
Musk Stakes $134 Billion Claim Against OpenAI, Escalating a Battle Over the Future of AGI
A NetEase report says Elon Musk has filed a claim seeking up to $134 billion against OpenAI, escalating a long‑running clash over control, governance and commercialisation of advanced AI. The episode highlights how personal rivalries now intersect with institutional and regulatory questions about AGI and could have material consequences for partners, investors and policymakers.