JAMS has recently announced a collaboration with the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration and the Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center; China may introduce legislation to establish a national IP court within the SPC; and China passes new laws to facilitate international judicial assistance.
China recently established a trademark office in Shanghai as a platform for local companies to safeguard their brands against foreign imitation; China International Import Expo, gathering 2,800 enterprises from 130 regions to set up a dispute tribunal within venue; and the SPC is on track with the government's campaign to eradicate gangsters and organized crimes.
Shamita Etienne-Cummings, partner at White & Case in Washington, D.C., and Bijal Vakil, partner at the firm in Silicon Valley, discuss the trends and significance of technology patents
covering blockchain, fintech and autonomous vehicles sphere in the U.S. and China
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) 2017 Annual Report on Intellectual Property not only serves asguidance for the lower courts but also provides insight for predictable outcomes of future disputes.
Justina Zhang, Senior Partner of Beijing's TransAsia Lawyers discusses the risks and liabilities faced by e-commerce platform providers and safeguard measures that can be employed to protect against potential infringement disputes from third-party sale of counterfeit goods on their platforms.
William Marshall of Tiang & Co analyzes the proposed Export Control Law and China's competitive advantage over the US, especially in relation to technology, should this legislation come into force.
