The competition regulator has released new legislation clarifying the divestiture process that occurs as part of merger regime enforcement, however there are concerns relating to the publicity of timeframes and the amount of discretion the government has in setting the terms of a divestment
The competition regulator has released new legislation clarifying the divestiture process that occurs as part of merger regime enforcement, however there are concerns relating to the publicity of timeframes and the amount of discretion the government has in setting the terms of a divestment
Beijing-based Bin Zhou, vice president and general counsel at Sony China, speaks with CLP about his company's experiences with the anti-monopoly law (AML)
China's antitrust regulators recently released new draft regulations that address, among other key clarifications, the enforcement of prohibitions in the anti-monopoly law. However, one notable area the draft omits is how the competition rules will treat intellectual property
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.
With a view to eliminating or reducing the effect of eliminating or restricting competition that the concentration of business operators has or could have, restrictive conditions may be imposed on a concentration transaction.