Legislation

• China National Intellectual Property Administration, Measures for Regulating Patent Filing

  国家知识产权局关于规范申请专利行为的办法

  CNIPA defines irregular patent filings

  March 26, 2021

• Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security and China Securities Regulatory Commission, Opinions on Further Regulating the Freezing of the Pledged Stock of Listed Companies by People's Courts

  最高人民法院、最高人民检察院、公安部、中国证券监督管理委员会关于进一步规范人民法院冻结上市公司质押股票工作的意见

  Pledgees are allowed to realize the pledged stock

  March 19, 2021

• Shenzhen City, Measures on the Pilot Foreign-Invested Equity Investment Enterprise Project

  深圳市外商投资股权投资企业试点办法

  Shenzhen allows PE firms to invest in the A-share market

  March 19, 2021

• Supreme People's Court, Several Provisions on the Provision of Online Case Opening Services for Parties Involved in Cross-Border Litigation

  最高人民法院关于为跨境诉讼当事人提供网上立案服务的若干规定

  Online case opening services offered for cross-border litigation

  March 12, 2021

• Interpretation on Application of Punitive Damages in the Trial of Civil Intellectual Property Infringement Cases

  关于审理侵害知识产权民事案件适用惩罚性赔偿的解释

  Serious willful IP infringements may be liable to punitive damages

  March 11, 2021

• General Office of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Further Regulating the Online Lending Business of Commercial Banks

  中国银行保险监督管理委员会办公厅关于进一步规范商业银行互联网贷款业务的通知

  Commercial banks are not allowed to engage in cross-region online lending

  March 05, 2021

• Supreme People's Court, Interpretation on Issues Concerning Application of the Law in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases (1)

  最高人民法院关于审理劳动争议案件适用法律问题的解释 (一)

  SPC clarifies on labor dispute issues over non-compete clauses

  March 05, 2021

• Tentative Provisions for the Review of Concentrations of Business Operators

  经营者集中审查暂行规定

  SAMR details the specifics on review of concentrations of business operators

  February 26, 2021

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Guidelines on the Application of Regulatory Rules: Information Disclosure by Shareholders of Enterprises Applying for Initial Public Offerings

  中国证券监督管理委员会监管规则适用指引——关于申请首发上市企业股东信息披露

  CSRC imposes requirements for adding new shareholders prior to an IPO application

  February 25, 2021

• China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Evaluation of the Performance of Directors and Supervisors of Banking and Insurance Institutions (Trial Implementation, Draft for Comments)

  中国银行保险监督管理委员会银行保险机构董事监事履职评价办法 (试行，征求意见稿)

  CBIRC adds more specifics to the evaluation of directors and supervisors of banks and insurance companies

  February 10, 2021