Does the losing party in economic cases bear the legal costs?

Legal analysis: In some cases, for example, the parties to a contract have agreed on the subject matter of legal fees in the contract, or in some intellectual property cases such as trademark rights and patent rights. If the plaintiff asks the defendant to bear the lawyer's fees for investigating and stopping the infringement in the complaint, the court may decide that the lawyer's fees shall be borne by the losing party.

Legal basis: Article 29 of the Measures of the People's Republic of China on Payment of Litigation Costs shall be borne by the losing party, unless the winning party voluntarily bears it. If the case is partially won or partially lost, the people's court shall decide the amount of litigation costs borne by the parties according to the specific circumstances of the case. * * * If the parties lose the case, the people's court shall decide the amount of litigation expenses to be borne by each party according to the interest relationship between the parties and the litigation object.