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New sectors are expected to open in 2009

Lack of confidence will lead to alternative methods of resolution

Manisha Singh NairLex [email protected] law of designs in India is incorporated into the Designs Act, 2000, which lays down four essential requirements…

Luigi Bendi and Gianluca D'AgnoloChiomenti Studio [email protected], [email protected] activities may be conducted only…

National Legislation ACCOUNTINGChinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Guidelines on Audits Designated for Recognition of High-tech Enterprises…

Worldwide, regulators are restricting margin trading and short selling. But China is about to allow securities companies to engage in these types of business for the first time. The new scheme will be tightly controlled and small in scale. By Phil Taylor.

Foreign companies have recently won court cases by claiming their trademarks are well-known in China. A new draft judicial interpretation on the recognition and protection of well-known trademarks in civil litigation will further reinforce such claims. It sets criteria for the recognition of well-known marks and standardises the remedies available for their owners. By Yang Xun, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hong Kong.

Threat of litigation against foreign enterprises

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