Intellectual Property

The new and independent IP Office in the Pudong district of Shanghai will streamline administration and enforcement and may create a new IP protection framework for the rest of China. But does it have enough resources to achieve its goals?

While the new specialised IP Courts established in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are a good sign for rights owners, Matthew Laight and Hank Leung say that IP appellate courts, the inclusion of criminal cases and more manpower are still needed

Ben Wang, head of IP China at Unilever, shares his views on patents and R&D in China, the specialised IP courts and the importance of building a global patent portfolio

Jurisdiction of IP courts further clarified.

Ken Dai and Jet Deng of Dacheng Law Offices assess the impact for businesses of the increasing focus of theauthorities on data protection

Qiang Ma and Jessica Chumeng Xu of Jun He Law Offices look at the outstanding cases of the last 12 months and explain the implications of the new Trademark Law's developments on bad-faith filing and the opposition system

Ken Dai and Jet Deng of Dacheng Law Offices assess the impact for businesses of the increasing focus of theauthorities on data protection

Issued: October 14 2014Main contents: Where a party claims that a trademark applicant used improper means to preemptively register its trademark…

The Supreme People's Court's decision on the longstanding Qihoo v Tencent dispute has provided crucial guidance for businesses in China on market definition, dominance and abuse of conduct