June 2010
Business as usual
With the new PRC Tort Liability Law coming into effect on July 1 2010, CLP contacted a number of China-based in-house counsel to find out what their thoughts were on the potential impact of the new regulation on their business. Here’s what some of them had to say:
Supreme People’s Court, Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases (2009) (Abstract)
[Full Text Translation]
最高人民法院知识产权案件年度报告 （2009） （摘要）
The Report selects 37 intellectual property cases on which the Supreme People’s Court has rendered final conclusive opinions addressing issues such as the application of the doctrine of estoppel, retroactive effect of a decision declaring a patent invalid and determination of the legitimate use of a descriptive trademark.
May 2010
Supreme People’s Court, Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases (2009) (Abstract)
[Legislation Digest]
最高人民法院知识产权案件年度报告 (2009) (摘要)
SPC issues conclusive opinions on typical IP cases.
April 2010
A clean break up: China Unicom and Google
March 2010
Ministry of Finance, Provisions on the Accounting Treatment of Insurance Contracts
[Legislation Digest]
财政部保险合同相关会计处理规定
Accounting treatment of hybrid insurance contracts clarified.
Revisit offshore SPVs to avoid taxation
A trustee's duty of care