Chinese EV maker Geely expands into Brazil through a partnership with France’s Renault; The parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger is blacklisted by China; and Canadian Solar is sued by China’s Trina Solar over patent infringement.
In 2024, significant progress was made in the fields of legislation, merger control, administrative enforcement, and litigation under the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law. Huang Wei, Gao Chang, Zhu Fan and Ren Yuying of Tian Yuan Law Firm set out an overview of the major developments and key takeaways
Dongping Liu and Xin Luo of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyze a significant set of new guidelines which are vital for foreign enterprises with a patent portfolio in China
State Intellectual Property Office issues guidelines on AI as patent inventors; German and British companies are less optimistic about their China prospects, with a caveat; and U.S. adds a range of companies involved in Chinese chipmaking to Entity List
China releases a pilot plan to allow wholly foreign-owned hospitals in major cities such as Beijing and Tianjin; China to require tech operators to improve the security capabilities of recommendation algorithms; and Australian blueberry producer wins over unlicensed Chinese nursery
SAMR tightens rules on SEPs to protect competition; Lawsuit defines scope of search engines’ obligations on search result algorithms; and China promotes carbon neutrality in new environmental energy law.
As the international picture remains uncertain, Chris Niewoehner, Jessica Rothschild and Lin Yang of Steptoe LLP examine the particular challenges faced by Chinese companies caught up in U.S. criminal cases
Pilot project allows Tesla and HSBC to independently operate data centers in China; WeRide's lead legal adviser comments on overseas IPOs; and Austria's Starlinger settles patent infringement case with Chinese machine manufacturers.
Successful U.S. IPO of Chinese EV brand suggests rising investor confidence, but regulatory risks still loom; Burberry wins trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit; and China proposes guidelines to it's lithium battery sector amid overcapacity concerns.
