While China's economic reforms have taken the world by storm, many industries remain heavily restricted. Foreign investors do not have much time left to move into these markets through the popular variable interest entity (VIE) structure
The valuation adjustment mechanism protects investments through a series of contracts, but a recent court case held a contract void, which has created uncertainty for investors
New Measures from SIPO could see invention patents granted in a year, but questions remain over how many applications examiners can push through that quickly