Intellectual Property

Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners shines a light on the Supreme People’s Court’s latest IP annual report, and shows how the SPC is leading the way in developing China's litigation landscape

Chinese court imposes stringent requirements on NFT marketplaces to monitor copyright compliance; New rules on dissemination of false and price-sensitive information and pricing; Heightened burden on live-streaming platforms to protect minors

China allows for international design filings with the Hague System

Beijing approves Baidu, Pony.ai to operate robotaxis without supervisor in driver's seat; U.S government blacklists China again over lax IP protection and enforcement; BlackRock launches private pension product, first foreign asset manager to do so

SPC issues the unfair competition interpretation addressing illegitimate online activities

VIE structure is clarified and recognized in human genetic resources projects

CSRC proposes an update to confidentiality rules for overseas listings; Shanghai rolls out 21 economic relief measures for firms amid lockdown; and social credit to be further developed, more integration in capital markets

Shanghai issues its first IP compliance guidelines

CNIPA issues rules to regulate foreign IP agencies

Loke-Khoon Tan and James Lau of Baker McKenzie highlight the changes to the Guidelines for the Review and Examination of Trademarks, which promise to offer more protection to brand owners in terms of clarifying what a bad faith trademark application is and inclusion of non-traditional marks, as well as other changes to the examination standards