Foreign investors remain concerned about China's indigenous innovation policies, especially since promoting strategic emerging domestic industries is likely to be a key focus of the country's next Five-Year Plan
This Law has been formulated in order to clarify the application of laws to foreign-related civil relationships, rationally resolve foreign-related civil disputes and safeguard the lawful rights and interests of concerned parties.
As an option for raising cash, IP pledge financing is becoming increasingly more attractive. However, as companies begin to swap their IP rights for loans from banks or financial institutions, there are several issues both sides need to be aware of
As government authorities begin to more stringently examine companies seeking HNTE certification for the first time or a renewal, intellectual property rights ownership and the commercialisation of technology take centre stage