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
April 30, 2015
Antitrust
Abusing IP rights to eliminate competition may be fined up to 10% of the sales turnover.
April 29, 2015MOFCOM gives instructions on case naming for anti-monopoly filings.
March 19, 2015While the Ministry of Commerce has expanded on its implementation of restrictive conditions by clarifying procedures and introducing the crown jewel and upfront buyer mechanisms, how it determines its preference for remedies requires further explanation
March 12, 2015While the Ministry of Commerce has expanded on its implementation of restrictive conditions by clarifying procedures and introducing the crown jewel and upfront buyer mechanisms, how it determines its preference for remedies requires further explanation
March 12, 2015MOFCOM may require a "Crown Jewels" divestiture of a concentration.
March 06, 2015Qualcomm has agreed to a fine of Rmb60.88 billion (US$975 million) stemming from a finding that its patent licensing practices violated China's Anti-monopoly Law, as well as conditions that echo last year's InterDigital agreement
February 12, 2015MOFCOM has issued guidelines aimed at clarifying conditions for mergers. But the new rules fail to address the biggest challenge for companies: behavioural remedies
January 23, 2015