Features & Analyses

The article discusses and analyzes the legal implications and considerations of the new regulations for foreign investors seeking clarification on status and transfer of intellectual property rights in China under the old and new laws.

PRC outbound investment has received another boost via a new tax credit regulation that simplifies procedures and provides greater options to Chinese companies keen on multi-jurisdictional forays. It would be wise for these corporates to review and restructure their tax credit strategies to capitalize on the government’s commitment to expanding outward.

The Anti-monopoly Law (AML) has undergone an evolution since its advent, nearly a decade ago. Now, the process for simple cases has been streamlined to ensure efficient approvals, allowing the competition authority greater time and resources to scrutinize more complex and challenging deals. Active enforcement has lent to the increased awareness of antitrust issues among companies and the general public. Fay Zhou and Xi Liao of Linklaters provide a brief look back at the AML’s significant growth spurts and share some guidance on what lies ahead.

A new tax deferral policy providing a temporary waiver of EIT to overseas investors investing in encouraged industries is aimed at attracting more foreign capital. If considering expanding further into the PRC, overseas companies should comprehensively review and readjust their current investment strategies to ensure they can benefit from the new tax deferral.

Steven Gu of Co-Effort Law Firm highlights the new civil litigation principles, the major SPC guidelines and Belt and Road disputes, and the evolving mechanisms for arbitration and mediation in China. 协力律师事务所的古锐律师重点解释、分析了最新的民事诉讼总则、最高人民法院指引、一带一路纠纷以及中国仲裁调解制度的改革。

Rongsheng Zhang and Xiangyang Yi of Jingtian & Gongcheng provide an overview of the CSRC’s regulatory agenda, the Mainland-Hong Kong stock and bond connects, the tightened block trade and backdoor listing curbs, and risk controls for fund managers. 竞天公诚律师事务所的张荣胜律师和易湘洋律师综观证监会的监管政策、沪深港通和债券通、大宗交易的收紧、借壳上市的遏制以及基金经理的风险管理。

Dorothy Xing and Jennifer Zhang of East & Concord Partners analyze the latest policy objectives of the CBRC, CIRC, and CSRC, the regulations tackling P2P lending risks, and the onshore investment opportunities for foreign banks. 天达共和律师事务所的邢冬梅律师和张璇律师分析了银监会、保监会和证监会最新的政策目的，应对P2P借贷风险的法规以及外资银行的境内投资机遇。

Wei Wang of Co-Effort Law Firm highlights the progress and impact of China’s anti-corruption campaign, the increasing compliance burdens in the finance, internet, and pharmaceutical industries, and the procedures to follow for internal risk controls and investigations. 协力律师事务所的王炜律师重点介绍了中国反贪腐的进展和影响，对金融、网络和药品等行业日益增加的合规重担，以及内部风险控制和监管调查时的应对程序。

Xiaoqing Zhu of Co-Effort Law Firm explores the latest breakthrough trademark and trade secret disputes, the new rules for internet invention patent examinations, the Baidu v Dianping unfair competition case, and IP management tips for foreign brand owners. 协力律师事务所的祝筱青律师探讨了商标和商业秘密纠纷的最新突破、网络发明专利审查的新规定、百度大众点评不正当竞争案以及对外国品牌持有人的知识产权管理建议。

Jet Deng and Ken Dai of Dentons explain the impact of the Cybersecurity Law’s data privacy and cross-border transfer rules, the commercial scope of the draft Cryptography Law, and the latest personal information infringement case rulings on businesses. 大成律师事务所的邓志松律师和戴健民律师阐述了《网络安全法》中数据隐私和数据出境规定的影响、《密码法草案》的商业涵盖以及针对企业的最新个人信息侵权案裁决。