Dispute Resolution

The Ministry of Information Industry and the China Internet Network Information Center recently issued separate pieces of legislation that aim to bring China's freewheeling internet sphere under additional legislative control.

Disputes over the right to use sea territory may be resolved by government mediation or directly by litigation at a people's court.

Forum for foreign civil commercial cases.

Evidential rules in PRC civil litigation, with special stipulations for invention patent infringement cases.

Rules for PRC lawyers on client instructions, fiduciary duty, advertising, and judicial independence.

The responsibilities of legal advisers in arbitration proceedings.

Outline the application procedures for patent and the handling of patent disputes.

Published: December 6 2001Applicability: Lawyers participating in civil or economic litigation in the PRC shall comply with these Guidelines (Article 2).Main…

Defines the scope of the jurisdiction of Supreme People's Court in handling trademark-related disputes.