The revised Law now requires any work unit or individual wishing to apply for a patent in a foreign country for an invention or utility model completed in China to first submit such invention or utility model to the State Council's patent administrative department for a confidentiality review.
Regulatory reform in China is more important than ever to investors in the country. Leading lawyers talked about how the government's various regulatory approach shape investors' behaviours at the 5th annual China Law & Practice China Summit.
The Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning Application of The Statute of Limitations System in Trial of Civil Cases brings forth 24 articles which give systemic and comprehensive regulations in regards to the general principals, calculation, interruption, suspension, effect and supplementary provisions of the statute of limitations.
After 12 months of innovative and pioneering work and four months of research, interviewing and profiling, the 2008 China Law & Practice awards were presented in Beijing on September 18. The winning deals and firms were recognised for their impact on China's legal community.
Guangdong is the first province to have issued a guiding opinion on the labour laws. The opinion attempts to clarify some of the ambiguities in the PRC Employment Contract Law, which took effect in January this year. But the issuance of the rules has caused considerable controversy, with some arguing the Guangdong authorities do not have the right to issue guiding opinions and that some its contents are, as a result, against the national law.
By Jianjun Ma of Jun He Law OfficesOn May 14 2007 when both employers and employees in mainland China were keeping their eyes on the review of and voting…