China's foreign investment catalogue has been revised for the first time in more than four years. The new catalogue has made radical changes to the different categories into which all foreign investment is classified.
(2000) Gao Zhi Zhong Zi No. 76CIVIL JUDGMENTBeing dissatisfied with civil judgment (1999) Er Zhong Zhi Chu Zi No. 86 rendered by the Second Intermediate…
Recent regulations governing foreign law firms allow greater market access but also create ambiguity about the permitted scope of cooperative work with Chinese law firms and the possibility of foreign firms' giving direct advice on Chinese law.
China's intellectual property protection continues to improve. At the end of last year, the Beijing High People's Court provided comprehensive guidelines for dealing with patent infringement cases.
(2001) Gao Zhi Zhong Zi No. 13CIVIL JUDGMENTBeing dissatisfied with Civil Judgment (2000) Yi Zhong Zhi Chu Zi No. 107 of the First Intermediate People's…
Intellectual property protection in the internet sphere in the PRC remains problematic and shortfalls in current legislation governing domain name dispute resolution are discussed.
New regulations on the import and export of technology mark further progress in liberalizing trade in this area. Obstacles to free trade still remain though, especially in the form of prohibited or restricted products.