Non-compete restrictions, as an important means of protecting trade secrets, are facing challenges in practice. This article attempts to take the guiding case No. 190 of the Supreme People's Court as the starting point, systematically analyze the transformation of the standards for determining competitive relations from formal review to substantive review, and draw on the relevant market definition theories of China's Anti-Monopoly Law and the methods for determining competitive relations under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, proposing a three-level review framework. Through case studies, this paper reveals the laws of competitive relationship determination in emerging industries such as the Internet and medicine, and attempts to construct a systematic determination methodology.

​On November 27, 2025, Pudong New Area of Shanghai held the 2025 Pudong New Area Sci-Tech Innovation Board Intellectual Property Service Conference with the theme of "Building an Intellectual Property Protection High Ground to Serve the Construction of an International Science and Technology Innovation Center". Yang Hui, a member of the Party Group and deputy director of the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, and Xu Lai, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Pudong New Area Committee and deputy district head of Shanghai, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. At the meeting, the first batch of overseas intellectual property cooperation unit database was released, and the certification ceremony for the first batch of overseas intellectual property dispute response cooperation units was held. Dehehantong Law Offices was successfully included in the first batch of overseas intellectual property cooperation unit database, and Lawyer Jinxiang, a partner of the Shanghai office, accepted the certificate on behalf of the firm.

Recently, Dehehantong Law Offices, with its outstanding professional capabilities and rich practical experience, was successfully included in the lawyer database of J&T Express Co., Ltd. and signed a "Legal Service Cooperation Agreement" with J&T Express. It will provide comprehensive and integrated legal support for J&T Express in multiple fields such as commercial litigation, criminal anti-fraud and compliance, and daily non-litigation legal services.

Chase the light and encounter it; walk in the light. On November 22, 2025, the first meeting of the second National Management Committee of Dehehantong in 2025 was successfully held at Xianghu Xiaoyao Manor in Hangzhou.

With the acceleration of consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry, anti-monopoly review has become a key link in the merger and acquisition process. Especially after the implementation of the new declaration standards, whether to declare, how to declare, and what regulatory risks may be faced have become issues that the legal and investment teams of enterprises must consider in advance. This article, in combination with the latest regulations and recent practical experience, systematically sorts out the reporting requirements for business concentration in the pharmaceutical industry and provides it for your reference.

From November 21st to 23rd, 2025, the "Intermediate Eagle Program" of Dehehantong was successfully held at Xianghu Xiaoyao Manor in Hangzhou. Over a hundred "Intermediate Eagle " lawyers gathered here, and nearly ten industry experts shared their valuable insights. In this highly valuable professional training event, "Intermediate Eagle" lawyers, with their enterprising spirit and dedication, completed their own advanced journey.