Chinese court protects interface design as competitive asset outside copyright law
By MLex Staff ( June 22, 2026, 08:01 GMT | Insight) -- A Chinese court has ruled that software interface design can be protected under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law even when it falls outside the scope of copyright and trade-dress protection.A Chinese court has ruled that software interface design can be protected under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law even when it falls outside the scope of copyright and trade-dress protection....
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