Intellectual Property

• PRC General Provisions of the Civil Law (Draft)

  中华人民共和国民法总则 (草案)

  Issued: July 5 2016 Main contents: The current General Principles of the Civil Law set forth four fundamental principles, voluntariness, fairness,…

  July 14, 2016

• Measures for the Administration of the Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises (Revised)

  高新技术企业认定管理办法 (修正)

  Criteria lowered for recognition of HNTEs.

  July 05, 2016

• Measures for the Administration of the Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises (Revised)

  高新技术企业认定管理办法 (修正)

  Criteria lowered for recognition of HNTEs.

  July 05, 2016

• High-tech company rules shift focus to compliance

  While the new regulations for high and new technology enterprises simplify status approval procedures and encourage R&D, they subject companies to closer monitoring and entail heavier compliance burdens

  July 05, 2016

  

• Implementing Measures for the Pilot Project for Levy of Value-added Tax in Place of Business Tax

  营业税改征增值税试点实施办法

  China launches a nationwide VAT reform.

  May 26, 2016

• Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation, Circular on Comprehensively Launching a Pilot Project for the Levy of Value-added Tax in Place of Business Tax

  财政部、国家税务总局关于全面推开营业税改征增值税试点的通知

  China rolls out VAT reform.

  May 25, 2016

• Department of Electronic Commerce and Informatization of the Ministry of Commerce, Service Standards for Electronic Commerce Business in Connection with Mobile Products (Draft for Comments)

  商务部电子商务司移动商品电子商务经营服务规范 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: March 22 2016 Main contents: The Draft proposes that an online goods seller shall guarantee that any part of a good/product sold via…

  May 25, 2016

• Department of Electronic Commerce and Informatization of the Ministry of Commerce, Service Standards for Electronic Commerce Business in Connection with Cross-border Goods (Draft for Comments)

  商务部电子商务司跨境商品电子商务经营服务规范 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: March 22 2016 Main contents: The Draft proposes that an online goods seller shall guarantee that any part of a good/product sold cross-border…

  May 25, 2016

• The SPC targets indirect patent infringers

  最高法院阐述专利纠纷责任

  The latest judicial interpretation on patent disputes extends indirect liability, clarifies the rights of resellers of infringing goods, emphasizes FRAND principles in SEP injunctions and elevates the authority of PRB invalidations. 最高人民法院的最新司法解释扩大了间接责任范围，阐明经销商的权利、强调 SEP 禁令的FRAND 准则，并增强专利复审委员会的失效决定权。

  May 05, 2016

  

• Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Disputes (2)

  关于审理侵犯专利权纠纷案件应用法律若干问题的解释（二）

  Indirect patent infringers will be held liable.

  May 05, 2016