On January 15, 2020, the US and China signed a “Phase 1” agreement in furtherance of efforts to resolve their …
CCP and State Council Issue Policy Document on IP Protection
On November 24, 2019, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP) and the …
China’s New Ecommerce Law: A summary and assessment of IP provisions
China’s new E-commerce Law (“ECL” which entered into effect on 1 January 2019) regulates a wide array of matters, including …
China Set to Expand Data Localization and Security Review Requirements
A draft regulation released on April 11, 2017, by the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) could have a significant effect …
Draft Ecommerce Law Issued for Public Comment
On December 26 2016, China’s Draft Ecommerce Law was issued by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), …
SPC Guidance on Trademark Registry Cases
On January 10 2017, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) promulgated the final version of provisions that were first circulated for …
Draft Anti-Unfair Competition Law
On February 25 2016, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council released a draft version of an amended Anti-Unfair …
Special Campaign on Protection of Disney Trademarks
On October 15, the national authority in China responsible for administrative enforcement of trademarks, the State Administration for Industry and …
Revised Provisions on Well-Known Mark Recognition Issued
Following the recent amendments to the PRC Trademark Law that took effect on May 1 2014, China issued revised Well-Known …
PRC Trademark Law Revisions in Force
Revisions to the PRC Trade Mark Law entered into effect on May 1 2014. They offer some potentially valuable weapons …
Implementation of Revised Trademark Law
On May 1 2014, revisions to the PRC Trademark Law will enter into effect, and Chinese authorities have begun issuing …
