Property

Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development, People’s Bank of China and China Banking Regulatory Commission, Circular on Specifying the Criteria for Defining the Second Unit of Residential Premises for Commercial Personal Residential Mortgage Loan Purposes [Legislation Digest]
住房和城乡建设部 、中国人民银行 、中国银行业监督管理委员会关于规范商业性个人住房贷款中第二套住房认定标准的通知
Stringent definition of the second unit of residential premises.

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.

Opinion on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Cases Involving the Granting and Confirmation of Trademark Rights [Full Text Translation]
关于审理商标授权确权行政案件若干问题的意见
The Opinions address trademark issues involved in trial cases concerning pirate registration, similar marks and goods, generic names and prior rights.

Supreme People’s Court, Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Cases Involving the Granting and Confirmation of Trademark Rights [Legislation Digest]
最高人民法院关于审理商标授权确权行政案件若干问题的意见
SPC sets standards for trying trademark cases.

Beijing Municipality, Circular on the Thorough Implementation of the State Council’s Document on Determined Suppression of the Exceedingly Rapid Rise of Certain Urban Housing Prices [Legislation Digest]
北京市贯彻落实国务院关于坚决遏制部分城市房价过快上涨文件的通知
Bejing issues a more stringent circular on suppression of property prices.

Beijing Municipality, Circular on Implementing the Policy Relevant to Restricting One Housing Purchasing Family to Only One New Purchase of a Unit of Commodity Residential Premises in the Municipality [Legislation Digest]
北京市关于落实同一购房家庭只能在本市新购买一套商品住房有关政策的通知
Beijing requires the verification of household and marriage certificates when purchasing property.

Shenzhen City, Opinion on the Thorough Implementation of the Spirit of the State Council’s Document to Determinedly Suppress the Exceedingly Rapid Rise of Housing Prices [Legislation Digest]
Foreign parties may purchase only one unit of premises as before.

Reining in rising real estate prices
The Chinese government’s recently-issued macro regulatory control policies on the real estate sector should be effective in subduing soaring property prices and paving the way for foreign investment opportunities

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.

State Council, Circular on Determined Suppression of the Exceedingly Rapid Rise of Certain Urban Housing Prices [Legislation Digest]
国务院关于坚决遏制部分城市房价过快上涨的通知
State Council’s 10 articles show determined suppression of property prices.

Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development, Circular on the Issues Relevant to Further Strengthening the Regulation of the Real Property Market and Improving the System for Pre-sale of Commodity Residential Premises [Legislation Digest]
住房和城乡建设部关于进一步加强房地产市场监管完善商品住房预售制度有关问题的通知
Property developers required to file pre-sale price changes.

Real estate rules prove effective in Hainan

Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Land and Resources, People’s Bank of China, Ministry of Supervision and National Audit Office, Circular on Further Strengthening the Management of the Revenue and Expenditure of Land Grant [Legislation Digest]
财政部、国土资源部、中国人民银行、监察部、审计署关于进一步加强土地出让收支管
China raises first instalment of land grant to 50% to prohibit hoarding.

Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation, Circular on Revising the Business Tax Policy for Assignment of Residential Premises of Individuals [Legislation Digest]
财政部、国家税务总局关于调整个人住房转让营业税政策的通知
Preferential tax policy for second-hand residential property sale removed.