Trademark Law is revised adding bad faith registration provisions
May 01, 2019
Intellectual Property
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.
April 22, 2019State Council, PRC Regulations for the Administration of Technology Import and Export (2nd Revision)
The revised Regulations remove provisions on restrictive clauses of technology import contracts
April 10, 2019Mandatory infringement liability of the licensor is removed in technology transfer
April 04, 2019China's IP protection regime has been steadily improving, driven more by the needs to serve domestic innovation, than foreign concerns.
March 21, 2019The 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.
March 18, 2019Mainland China and Hong Kong/Macao make progress in reciprocal enforcement of judgments
March 13, 2019China 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.
March 11, 2019CNIPA defines irregular trademark application
March 06, 2019China lays out a blueprint for a 11-city metropolitan area, while Washington and Beijing make progress in months-long trade negotiations.
February 26, 2019
