Intellectual Property

Trademark Law is revised adding bad faith registration provisions

Ericsson faces investigation over its intellectual property licensing practices; investors in CDRs of innovative enterprises will enjoy a three-year tax break on profits; and China issues a new rule to improve the supervision of elderly care services.

The revised Regulations remove provisions on restrictive clauses of technology import contracts

Mandatory infringement liability of the licensor is removed in technology transfer

China's IP protection regime has been steadily improving, driven more by the needs to serve domestic innovation, than foreign concerns.

The National People's Congress approves a new comprehensive Foreign Investment Law; China plans to streamline trademark registrations; IP lawsuits soar in China for a second year, and Macao comes under pressure to improve its gaming regulations.

Mainland China and Hong Kong/Macao make progress in reciprocal enforcement of judgments

China adopts new rules for patent agencies; new CSRC boss Yi Huiman warns of market risks; and the government is urged to relax rules on ride-hailing driver services.

CNIPA defines irregular trademark application