Yaodong Chen, APAC director of IP for Akzo Nobel, shares with China Law & Practice his thoughts on trade secret protection in China, why inventor remuneration is burdensome for businesses and the importance of building up IP assets
May 19, 2015
Legal
Increased transparency in government procurement.
May 14, 2015Guangdong issues the first circular on financial consumer rights in China.
May 14, 2015Bond institutional investors allowed to engage money brokerages.
May 14, 2015China issues a combined negative list for all four FTZs.
May 14, 2015Power pricing reform extended to four more provinces.
May 14, 2015Banks required to purchase deposit insurance.
May 14, 2015The NDRC has further allowed market-set prices for pharmaceuticals and other significant industries listed in its Central Pricing Catalogue. The State Council has opened up the bank card settlement market to foreign institutions
May 14, 2015Foreign investment catalogue revised to allow more foreign shareholding.
May 14, 2015The millions in fines imposed on polluters and arrests of executives indicate the seriousness of China's efforts to enforce the year-old revised Environmental Protection Law. This feature lists some of the things multinationals can do to stay out of trouble
May 14, 2015