Intellectual Property

Seeking to combat what it calls an "unacceptably high" level of intellectual property piracy in China, the United States filed a case against China at…

Seeking to combat what it calls an "unacceptably high" level of intellectual property piracy in China, the United States filed a case against China at…

Increased protection of intellectual property is given to developers of new plant varieties.

The PRC Anti-unfair Competition Law clarified.

China continues to develop its legal regime protecting the creation and development of new plant varieties with the issuance of new rights and remedies available for infringement disputes involving new plant varieties.

China continues to develop its legal regime protecting the creation and development of new plant varieties with the issuance of new rights and remedies available for infringement disputes involving new plant varieties.

This interpretation sets out who is entitled to sue in court when a right in the new variety of plant has been infringed, what constitutes an infringement, how specialized issues are resolved, and what remedies are available.

The Interpretation addresses the adjudication of civil unfair competition cases includimg counterfeits, falsified advertisement, trade secrets, defamation.

Many Chinese semiconductor producers lack IP portfolios rendering them increasingly vulnerable to infringement claims by their foreign rivals. The IP war has begun.