The SAIC's new Provisions emphasise the interplay between IP and competition, specifically agreements, restrictive acts, patent pools and standard essential patents. Businesses should learn from the Qualcomm and Huawei v InterDigital cases and be wary of large revenue-based penalties
Yaodong Chen, APAC director of IP for Akzo Nobel, shares with China Law & Practice his thoughts on trade secret protection in China, why inventor remuneration is burdensome for businesses and the importance of building up IP assets
Foreign investment catalogue revised to allow more foreign shareholding.
The Beijing IP Court's decision to reject Trunkbow's “Weixin” trademark - even though it was filed before Tencent's - has caused controversy, but one thing is clear: judges are increasingly taking into account consumers' welfare and not necessarily going by the book
The Beijing IP Court's decision to reject Trunkbow's “Weixin” trademark - even though it was filed before Tencent's - has caused controversy, but one thing is clear: judges are increasingly taking into account consumers' welfare and not necessarily going by the book
The SAIC's new guidelines make it mandatory for dominant market players to license their IP rights. Companies – high tech and pharmaceutical in particular – will need to be careful to avoid AML investigations
The SAIC's new guidelines make it mandatory for dominant market players to license their IP rights. Companies – high tech and pharmaceutical in particular – will need to be careful to avoid AML investigations
State Council promotes the use of enterprise standards.
Abusing IP rights to eliminate competition may be fined up to 10% of the sales turnover.
Under the SAIC's new rules, business operators are now responsible for compensating consumers for faulty products sold by third party sellers. Operators should have strict measures in place to avoid losses through these reimbursement claims