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• PRC Law on the Protection of Personal Information

  中华人民共和国个人信息保护法

  China publishes its GDPR law

  December 03, 2021

• Official Reply on Matters Relevant to the Criteria for Determining "Willful Infringement of Intellectual Property"

  关于"故意侵犯知识产权"认定标准有关事宜的批复

  Criteria for determining willful infringement of intellectual property are specified

  November 01, 2021

• Official Reply on the Application of Provisions on the Passing off of Patents in the Patent Law and Alleged Patent Violations in the Advertising Law

  关于专利法中假冒专利和广告法中涉嫌专利违法法条适用的批复

  CNIPA differentiates patent and advertising violations

  November 01, 2021

• PRC Stamp Tax Law

  中华人民共和国印花税法

  E-commerce orders are exempted from stamp tax

  October 22, 2021

• Regulations for Protection of the Security of Critical Information Infrastructure

  关键信息基础设施安全保护条例

  State Council promulgates regulations helping define critical information infrastructure

  September 30, 2021

• Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Relating to the Use of Facial Recognition Technology to Process Personal Information

  关于审理使用人脸识别技术处理个人信息相关民事案件适用法律若干问题的规定

  SPC interpretation protects personal facial information

  September 17, 2021

• Several Provisions on Issues Concerning Specific Application of the Law in the Trial of Dispute Cases Involving the Infringement of Rights in New Varieties of Plants (2)

  关于审理侵害植物新品种权纠纷案件具体应用法律问题的若干规定（二）

  Propagating materials are crucial to IP infringement cases on new plant varieties

  September 03, 2021

• Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Civil Disputes Over Patents of Pharmaceuticals for Which Registration is Applied

  关于审理申请注册的药品相关的专利权纠纷民事案件适用法律若干问题的规定

  Judicial proceedings for the patent linkage system specified

  August 19, 2021

• Guidelines for the Entry into Electronic Employment Contracts

  电子劳动合同订立指引

  Electronic employment contracts are signed via special formation platforms

  July 30, 2021

• PRC Data Security Law

  中华人民共和国数据安全法

  Data that have a bearing on national security are subject to more stringent administration

  July 16, 2021