PRC holding company structures are evolving as China¡¦s economy becomes more sophisticated and as foreign companies reorient their China strategies. What changes have been introduced by recent regulations?
Following the article in the February issue of China Law & Practice on the trademark counterfeiting provisions of the new judicial interpretation on IP crimes, here we set out an overview of the interpretation¡¦s provisions regarding other types of IP violations, including copyright, trade secrets and patents.
After many years of anticipation and false starts, the PRC51s first comprehensive franchising legislation, the Administration of Commercial Franchising Procedures, was finally issued by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) with effect from February 1 2005.1
PRC holding company structures are evolving as China¡¦s economy becomes more sophisticated and as foreign companies reorient their China strategies. What changes have been introduced by recent regulations?
A recent Supreme People's Court interpretation on disputes over technology contracts has made some important revisions to practices in a crucial developing area that affects foreign investment and trade with China.
Three years after China's accession to the WTO, what are the main issues that are determining the pace of liberalization of the economy? And how do the WTO commitments interact with the economic challenges facing China?
A recent Supreme People's Court interpretation on disputes over technology contracts has made some important revisions to practices in a crucial developing area that affects foreign investment and trade with China.
A long-awaited judicial interpretation has set out criteria for determining whether criminal prosecution should be pursued in intellectual property cases.