Features & Analyses

The establishment of a foreign-invested enterprise in mainland China can be a formidable task, but a Circular from the State Council may streamline the process and ease the registration burden

The Guangdong Higher Court has ruled in favour of Tencent in its closely watched anti-monopoly case with Qihoo, but as Fang Qi points out, the Court failed to analyse the market correctly

The revised Catalogue expands opportunities for foreign investment across the country's regions and encourages some previously restricted areas of investment. But investors looking to move west need to be aware of the challenges that they face

I want to form a WFOE and, while I understand there are some attractions to setting up outside the major cities, I would like to know more about the legal challenges this entails

Chinese and foreign companies need to employ anti-counterfeiting strategies as actions against companies with registered intellectual property can be difficult

The Annual IP Report from the Supreme People's Court reveals how its stance on key issues is evolving. Owners of low quality patents may find it harder to enforce or defend their rights

Aykut Bakırcı、Serdar Bezen、Yeşim Bezen 和 Nadia Cansun, Bezen & Partners, 在过去的十年中，土耳其经济经历了快速增长，其目前的计划是要吸引外国投资者，基于这一点，经济增长将持续。以往外国投资者和国内投资者之间一直遵从着平等原则，后来在立法方面为外国投资者引入了税收优惠，免征与鼓励措施等的单边利益，这种转变的产生为土耳其带来了庞大的好处。收入最高的项目主要包括能源，基础设施和金融。土耳其政府的主要和最终目的是加强该国的经济，在短期内，这些有利条件为外国投资者提供了可观的经济利益。除了立法方面的发展，土耳其在投资互惠待遇方面签署了政府间协议，目前约80项协议正在生效。,…

Following extensive review and consultation, HKIAC has unveiled its much-awaited new Administered Arbitration Rules, which are attractive to mainland parties and will come into force from November 2013

My company is a foreign-invested enterprise, how do I ensure that when I terminate an employment contract I can avoid costly labour disputes and penalties?