Intellectual Property

It has taken three readings over two years, but the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has finally promulgated the long-awaited Trademark Law. Yao Di and Ding Xianjie look at the key changes and how they will affect brand owners

In 2000 China had 100 foreign R&D centres. That number now stands at 1600 and is set to increase. Foreign companies need to understand the IP challenges in operating a R&D centre

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O'Melveny & Myers

Chinese and foreign companies need to employ anti-counterfeiting strategies as actions against companies with registered intellectual property can be difficult

The Annual IP Report from the Supreme People's Court reveals how its stance on key issues is evolving. Owners of low quality patents may find it harder to enforce or defend their rights

This year's report has derived 37 law application issues with general guiding significance from 34 typical cases carefully selected from the intellectual property and competition cases completed by the Supreme People's Court in 2012.

Weichai Power, an automobile company in east China's Shandong province, hit the headlines this year when it signed a strategic alliance with Ferrari. David Tring spoke with Jeffery Chen, Weichai's general legal counsel, on R&D, what he looks for from outside counsel and the alliance

SPC delegates patent cases to primary-level people's courts.