China Revises Draft of its Electronic Certification Service Management Measures - 12 September 2024
On 2 September 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the draft revision of the Electronic Certification Service Management Measures (the Measures) for public comment until 3 October 2024 ...
China Proposes to Allow Wholly Foreign Owned Hospitals - 10 September 2024
On September 7, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce co-issued a Notice on Enlarging the Pilot Work in the Medical Field (the Notice) with the National Health Commission (the NHC), and the National Medical Products Administration …
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China Seeks Suggestions for Health Functions of Dietary Supplements - 9 September 2024
On August 6, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published an announcement to solicit suggestions for health functions of dietary supplements, in order to “provide policy and technical consulting services, support research on new functions of health food products, and foster new quality productivity in the field of health food products.” ...
China and Italy Sign MOUs on GIs - 5 September 2024
On 28 July 2024, during the visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to China, the Italian Ambassador to China, Massimo Ambrosetti, signed two MOUs on GI protection, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing …
China’s Supreme People’s Court’s Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Adjudication of Punitive Damages in Food and Drug Cases - 5 September 2024
On August 21, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court held a press conference to announce the Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Adjudication of Punitive Damages in Food and Drug Dispute Cases ...
SAMR Announced the Completion of Alibaba Group’s “Three-Year Rectification” - 4 September 2024
On August 30, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced on its website that it had supervised Alibaba Group to complete the three-year rectification …
China Releases Draft Discretion Benchmarks for Administrative Punishments for Antitrust Concentration Cases - 4 September 2024
On 16 August 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation has published a draft Discretion Benchmarks of Administrative Punishments for Illegal Implementation of Concentration in Violation of China’s Anti-monopoly Law, seeking public opinions until 14 September 2024 …
China Seeks Opinions for Administrative Trademark Enforcement Action Evidence Matters - 2 September 2024
On August 19, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a draft of the Evidence Regulations on Trademark Administrative Enforcement for public opinion ...
China Issues New Draft Guidelines for Nutritional Information Representations on Pre-packaged Food - 30 August 2024
In early August 2024, the National Health Commission’s Standardization Working Group on Food Nutrition and Health Management released the Guideline for Graphical Representation of Nutritional Information on Pre-packaged Food ...
Multinational Corporations Warn of Weakening Demand in China - 20 August 2024
In recent years, China’s rapid economic growth has fueled global market prosperity, and multinational corporations have consistently regarded China as a vital growth engine. However, recent reports ...
China Releases Draft Anti-Monopoly Guide for Pharmaceutical Field - 19 August 2024
On 9 August 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a draft Anti-Monopoly Guide for Pharmaceuticals ...
China Releases Draft Guideline for Closure of Internet Platforms - 15 August 2024
On 7 August 2024, the secretariat of China’s National Technical Committee on Cybersecurity of Standardization Administration released a draft data processing guideline for shutting down internet platforms ...
Australian Federal Court Publishes Foreign Judgements Practice Note Amendments - 14 August 2024
Australian Federal Court publishes two updated general practice notes that concern foreign judgments and overseas service and evidence ...
CNIPA Releases IP Statistics for the First Half of 2024 - 8 August 2024
The China National Intellectual Property Administration has released intellectual property statistics for the first half of 2024 ...
China's IP Administration Issues Guiding Opinions on Enhancing the Efficiency of Public Services in Intellectual Property - 7 August 2024
On 30 July 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively Enhancing the Efficiency of Public Services in Intellectual Property …
China’s Supreme People's Court and MOJ Hold First Arbitration and Judicial Review Training - 7 August 2024
In early July 2024 , the first joint training course for arbitrators and arbitration judicial review judges jointly organized by the Supreme People's Court and the Ministry of Justice took place at the National Judges College ...
China Issues Draft Implementation Rules on Company Registration Administration - 2 August 2024
On 26 July 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a draft Implementation Measures on Company Registration Administration for public comment until 26 August 2024 ...
Hong Kong’s Proposed Amendments to the Copyright Ordinance Given AI Developments - 1 August 2024
On 8 July 2024, the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department, under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, launched a two-month public consultation aimed at enhancing the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) to support the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies …
Beijing Court Issues Typical Cases Involving Digital Economy IP Disputes - 30 July 2024
On April 23, 2024, the People’s Court of Haidian District (the Court) in Beijing issued its intellectual property trial report for 2024, including ten typical cases of IP disputes regarding digital economy which refers to taking advantage of data to promote economic development ...
China’s Supreme Court Issues Commentary on New Company Law - 29 July 2024
The new Company Law of the People’s Republic of China came into effect on July 1, 2024 …
China’s State Council Issues Implementation Regulations for the Company Law Registration Capital Management System - 25 July 2024
To implement the provisions of the new “Company Law” concerning the registration capital management system, the State Council has promulgated the supporting administrative regulation “Regulations of the State Council on the Implementation of the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China regarding the Registration Capital Management System” ...
China Promotes Development of Its “Foreign-Related Legal System” - 10 September 2024
On 16 October 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out in his report at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that “high-quality development is the primary task of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way”. In September 2024 ...
China Issues Lists for Business Development for Finance Leasing Companies - 6 September 2024
On August 23, 2024, China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration (the NFRA) issued a notice regarding the encouragement list, negative list, and project company’s positive list for the business development of financial leasing companies ...
Australia Issues Draft AI Guardrails for Comment - 5 September 2024
The Australian Government is seeking comments on its proposed AI guardrails … they’re due by October 4, 2024 ...
China: Draft for Comment - Data Security Technology - Methods for Monitoring Security Risks of Data Interfaces - 15 August 2024
On August 2, 2024, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee of China released the draft for comments on Data Security Technology - Methods for Monitoring Security Risks of Data Interfaces …
China’s Implementing Regulations of the Law on Guarding State Secrets - 31 July 2024
The newly revised Law of the People’s Republic of China on Guarding State Secrets came into effect on May 1, 2024. The Implementing Regulations will come in to operation on September 1, 2024 ...
China’s Supreme Court Releases Five Typical Cases of Financial Fraud - 22 July 2204
On 26 June 2024, China's Supreme Court published five typical cases of financial fraud by listed companies, state-owned companies, and private enterprises ...
Beijing Court Protects Unregistered SPARBAR from SPARTECH Based on “Prior Use” - Article 15.2 of the Trademark Law - 3 July 2024
On February 19, 2024, the Beijing IP Court issued a case study on its official website and introduced a case that protects a UK sports brand, “SPARBAR”, even though it is unregistered in China ...
An Analysis of China’s Foreign Investment Security Review Measures - 1 July 2024
The regulatory landscape in China regarding foreign investment is gradually being established and refined, aiming to balance the benefits of foreign investment with the necessity of safeguarding national security ...
Australian Work and Holiday Program Initiatives for Mainland China, India, and Vietnam - 28 June 2024
At the beginning of June 2024, the Department of Home Affairs and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia has announced new details regarding the Work and Holiday program initiatives for nationals of Mainland China, India, and Vietnam ...
China Passes Amendments to Arbitration Law - 23 August 2024
On July 31, 2024, the State Council Standing Committee approved the Draft Amendment to China's Arbitration Law ...
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Major Adjustments to Service Invention Inventor Rewards in the Revised Implementing Regulations of the PRC Patent Law - 28 May 2024
The third revision of the Implementing Regulations of the PRC Patent Law (the Revised Regulations) was issued by China’s State Council on 11 December 2023, and commenced operation on 20 January 2024 ...
China Releases New Anti-Monopoly Compliance Guide for Undertakings - 8 May 2024
On 25 April 2024, China's Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Commission of the State Council released its revised Anti-monopoly Compliance Guide for Undertakings ...
HKIAC Releases New Arbitration Rules - 7 May 2024
With the aim of improving efficiency, security and integrity of arbitration proceedings, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) has just released its updated Arbitration Rules ...
China’s IP Administration Adjusts Partial Patent Fee Standards and Reduction Policies - 12 August 2024
On 6 August 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued an announcement detailing the adjustment of certain patent fee standards and reduction policies ...
Australia: A new competition law merger control regime - 15 April 2024
On 10 April 2024, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced that the highly anticipated outline of a new competition law merger control regime was to be released. Later that day, the Federal Treasurer released further details as outlined ...
China Trade Secret Case Sees Record Damages - Geely vs. WM Motor - 21 June 2024
On June 14, 2024, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court announced the final ruling in a high-stakes legal battle on the intellectual property dispute where Geely, one of the largest and most innovative automakers in China ...
China Supreme People’s Court IP Protection Symposium - 5 July 2024
On 27 June 2024, China’s Supreme People's Court held a special symposium on "Strengthening Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights for Scientific and Technological Innovation to Promote the Development of New Quality Productivity" ...
Shanghai Issues Guidelines for Humanoid Robot Governance - 11 July 2024
On July 6, 2024, at the Legal Forum of the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference held in Shanghai, the Guidelines for Humanoid Robot Governance were officially released ...
China’s Supreme Court Issues First Typical Cases for Identifying and Applying Foreign Laws in China - 18 July 2024
The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Choice of Law for Foreign-Related Civil Relationships is the law applicable to foreign-related civil relationships. On 30 November 2023, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China ...
China’s Supreme Court’s Clarifies Determination of DUS Testing Locations in PVR Authorization Procedures - 22 July 2024
On July 4, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court Intellectual Property Tribunal issued a judicial case (2023 Supreme Court Intellectual Property Final No. 95) concerning the determination of Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability testing locations in the authorization procedures for new plant varieties ...
CNIPA’s Issues Draft Measures for Patent Dispute Adjudication and Mediation - 23 July 2024
The CNIPA has just released two significant drafts aimed at enhancing the handling of patent disputes: the Measures for Administrative Adjudication and Mediation of Patent Disputes (Draft for Comment) and the Measures for Mediation of Disputes Arising from Implementation of Patent Open Licensing (for Trial Implementation) …