Webinar | Beyond the EU AI Act: Protecting Trade Secrets and Structuring IP in China’s AI Era

As European companies expand in China and collaborate with Chinese partners, the rapid adoption of AI tools is not only creating new opportunities but also risks, especially around trade secrets, data boundaries, and the ownership of AI-related outputs. Many EU companies are familiar with the EU AI Act, but when AI projects touch ground in China, these seemingly abstract legal compliance measures translate to real challenges on the ground. At the core of it stands the question of asset control: what can enter the AI systems, what must stay ring-fenced, who owns improvements, and what evidence is needed if disputes arise later.

This practical session organised by the FinnCham China, and the China IP SME Helpdesk avoids theoretical comparisons and focuses instead on tangible control mechanisms demonstrating how EU SMEs can reduce the ‘invisible funnel’ of trade secret leakage, strengthen their AI-IP governance, and structure clearer ownership boundaries in EU–China collaboration and outsourcing scenarios.

The seminar will conclude with a Q&A session allowing attendees to discuss IP matters with the speaker.