Mandatory infringement liability of the licensor is removed in technology transfer
April 04, 2019
Intellectual Property
China'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, 2019Adrian Lv and Huanhao He of Han Kun Law Offices speak to China Law & Practice on the implication of China's draft Foreign Investment Law on various sectors and what lawyers need to know when the law comes into force.
February 14, 2019Yan Wang, Xiaowei Wei and Rui Luo, partners at Han Kun Law Offices share with China Law & Practice the unique system of China's patent legislation, and how the open-door policy has influenced China's IP policies to match that of international standards, and how the newly drafted patent legislation will set China up for a successful run in being an IP hub
January 24, 2019An IP tribunal is set up to hear complex IP cases
January 16, 2019
