Legal

Revised: May 21 2002Effective: May 21 2002Interpreting authority: The General Affairs Committee of the All China Lawyers Association (Article 45).Applicability:…

Recent legislation from different government bodies have brought IP protection for software to a new level, but questions remain.

Building on prior rules protecting trademarks, the government has issued new guidelines on how trademark dispute cases should be heard.

For the first time, clear rules have been spelled out as to how a takeover of listed Chinese companies can be done.

For the first time, clear rules have been spelled out as to how a takeover of listed Chinese companies can be done.

The Reinsurance Provisions finally complete the legal framework for foreign investment in the reinsurance sector in China.

The Interpretation for the first time supplemented the summary provisions issued more than 10 years ago in the Civil Procedure Law.

China's continuing efforts to create a sound tax collection system include strengthening the tax authorities and adding provisions favourable to taxpayers.

At the end of October 2002, media attention focused on the surprise announcement by China Telecom that it would be increasing its interconnection charges…