China sets establishment requirements for movie theater chains and online short video platforms need to conduct content reviews

An IP tribunal is set up to hear complex IP cases

Patent infringement penalties will be increased

FDI into China rose 3% in 2018 following strong December numbers; SAFE doubles QFII quota amidst market opening up; and first IP Court launches in Northeast China.

Guodong Du, attorney at Dentons and Meng Yu, researcher and co-founder of China Justice Observer, write on the various systems behind Chinese courts, and how big data and AI are employed throughout the judicial system to promote efficiency and transparency.

Erick Robinson, Partner at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, Beijing and author of China Patent Blog dissects the recently published Draft of the Patent Law Amendments, and discusses the good, the bad and the not too ugly implication of the law, should it come into force, on patent litigation in China.

A unified market access negative list is published for both foreign and domestic investment, patent infringement penalties will be increased and the auto purchase tax rate remains the same

Issued: September 5, 2018 Main contents: Where the purpose of a co-owned part is to be changed or such a part is to be used to engage in business…

 Issued: December 26, 2018 Applicability: This Law shall govern foreign investment in China. For the purposes of this…