Intellectual Property

Fang Qi and Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners discuss what information qualifies for trade secrets protection including the scope of trade secrets, protective measures in place for trade secrets and confidentiality of trade secrets with reference to judicial decisions taking a lead role in the development of trade secrets law

Draft E-Commerce Law accords greater protection to IP rights holders

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

Judicial proceedings for the drug linkage system specified

An early resolution mechanism is in place for pharmaceutical patent disputes

Andrew Sim and Alanna Rennie of Baker McKenzie discuss the key provisions of the new Judicial Interpretation on plant variety rights (PVR), which will encourage more consistent rulings by the people’s court and grant stronger judicial protection to PVR holders in China

Patent and IC layout design cases may involve technical investigators

China failing to protect U.S. companies' IP according to USTR report; French banking giant BNP Paribas applies for securities business; and PRC Futures Law submitted to NPCSC for first reading

CNIPA defines major national patent infringement cases

The criminal law enforcement role of the procuratorate is well-known, but its function in supervising China’s framework of intellectual property regulation can sometimes be forgotten. As China establishes a new network of IP Procuratorate Offices, Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners analyzes the impact on the country’s IP landscape