Why IP owners should worry about the new licensing rules

The SAIC's new guidelines make it mandatory for dominant market players to license their IP rights. Companies – high tech and pharmaceutical in particular – will need to be careful to avoid AML investigations

5 minute read April 30, 2015 at 08:13 AM

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The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) published the long-awaited Provisions for the Prohibition of Acts of Abusing Intellectual Property Rights to Eliminate or Restrict Competition (Provisions) on April 7.

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