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Chinese banks and corporates are challenging collateral requirements demanded by foreign counterparties. Foreign banks need to reconsider their approach…

China urbanises rural towns.

China's highest court has published two new sets of guidelines which affect the jurisdiction of lower courts in relation to IP cases. For foreign companies, this means more litigation and a need for increased vigilance

The annual National People's Congress (NPC) delegation always attracts an incredible amount of attention in the PRC, and generates a multitude of headlines…

Plenty of lessons for foreign companies

The Law is revised to emphasize China's regulation of publication works and reinforce the registration of pledge of copyright.

CLP asked a range of lawyers from international firms to submit their comments and opinions on the revised Implementing Rules for the updated PRC Patent Law. Here is a selection of their comments

Conducting thorough due diligence is essential in China, but there are decisions to make about the proper priorities as well as the best processes to choose

The Rules clarify terms and phrases of the PRC Patent Law, such as "genetic resource" and "patented pharmaceutical".