On February 27, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) of the People's Republic of China, in collaboration with China Media Group, hosted an event to unveil the "Top 10 Cases Promoting Rule of Law Progress in the New Era for 2024". It is worth noting that the three selected intellectual property cases are all related to technical secrets.

The "Top 10 Cases Promoting Rule of Law Progress in the New Era for 2024" are:

1. "New Energy Vehicle Chassis" technical secret infringement case

2. China's first civil public interest litigation case involving the manipulation of the "online water army" (the hordes of people who are paid to post comments online)

3. Case of the defendant Lao concerning intentional homicide, robbery, and kidnapping

4. Case of a pedestrian's running red light leading to a fatal accident

5. Case of a maritime collision liability dispute resolved under Chinese law by foreign parties

6. Dispute case of a chef sued for breach of non-compete agreement over smashed cucumbers

7. Case of "professional store closers" bearing civil liability for using false materials to deregister companies

8. Case of safeguarding the assisted reproduction rights of widowed women

9. China's first case on illegal introduction of invasive alien species

10. Case of the SPC supervising the cross-enforcement of infringement of technical secrets

(Source: Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China)