Supreme People’s Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security – Decision on Amending the Criteria for Launching Formal Investigation into Criminal Cases of Infringement upon Trade …
Translation: Explanations of Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Deciding Criminal Cases Involving Infringement of IP Rights
Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate – Explanations of Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Deciding Criminal Cases Involving Infringement of …
Translation: Supreme People’s Court’s Opinions on Increasing Sanctions for Intellectual Property Infringement
Issued September 14, 2020 For the purposes of hearing cases properly, strengthening the sanctions on the infringement of intellectual property rights, effectively curbing the infringement …
The New PRC Civil Code and its Impact on IP Rights Holders
On 28 May 2020, the Thirteenth National People’s Congress of China adopted the long-awaited “Civil Code” – the most extensive and significant legislation in China’s …
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 State Council jointly issued a …
PRC Trademark Law Amendment Targeting Bad Faith Registration and Infringements
On April 23, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) enacted amendments to the PRC Trademark Law mainly to address bad faith …
The PRC Social Credit System and IP Protection
Introduction The Chinese government is in the process of developing a nationwide “Social Credit System” (社会信用体系) that aims to strengthen compliance by individuals and corporate …
Case Note: Analysis of Bayer vs. Li Qing – Hangzhou IP Tribunal
This memorandum summarizes the contents of a recent decision by the Hangzhou IP Tribunal in a civil dispute involving Bayer and its Coppertone sunscreen and …
Trademark Monitoring for the PRC
Limitations of Global Trademark Monitoring Services Global trademark monitoring services offer an invaluable and cost-effective service for identifying marks worthy of consideration for possible oppositions …
Protecting Your IP on Kickstarter
If you’re crowd-funding a popular product on Kickstarter, there’s a good chance that Chinese pirates have already stolen your idea. As detailed in a recent …
The Pitfalls of Unregistered Marks
Companies that decide to produce or sell products in mainland China without first having registered their trademarks do so at their own peril. Without a …
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 Commerce (SAIC), issued a notice …
OEM Exception to Trademark Infringement
China is one of a handful of countries that permits the production and export of goods that would otherwise be deemed infringing of trademarks owned …
