Annual Review of Intellectual Property Legislation and Judicial Practices in 2024

A compliance audit is required when processing personal information of more than 10 million persons / CLP Reference: 5600/25.02.12 ; Promulgated: 2025-02-12; Effective: 2025-05-01

SPC clarifies on the contract governing law in Hong Kong and Macao investments in the Greater Bay Area / CLP Reference: 1450/25.02.13 ; Promulgated: 2025-02-13 ; Effective: 2025-02-14

CSRC clarifies on the shareholding changes in takeovers of listed companies. / CLP Reference: 3700/25.01.10 ; Issued: 2025-01-10 ; Effective: 2025-01-10

Supreme People’s Court clarifies the non-retroactive application of the revised Company Law ; Clp Reference: 2420/24.12.24 ; Issued: 2024-12-24 ; Effective: 2024-12-24

China allows wholly foreign-owned hospitals in nine major places / Clp Reference: 1740/24.11.01 ; Issued: 2024-11-01

New rules are set forth for capital increases of state-owned enterprises / CLP Reference: 2300/25.02.18 ; Issued: 2025-02-18 ; Effective: 2025-02-18

Foreign expat insurance procedures are revised to align with Convention acceded to by China / CLP Reference: 2300/04.12.23 ; Promulgated: 2024-12-23 ; Effective: 2024-12-23

China regional headquarters in Shanghai that are upgraded to Asia-Pacific regional headquarters will be offered financial incentives / CLP Reference: 2300/25.02.17 ; Promulgated: 2025-02-17 ; Effective: 2025-03-01—2030-02-28

Hotel rooms and restaurants are prohibited from installing image capturing equipment / CLP Reference: 5600/25.01.13 ; Promulgated: 2025-01-13 ; Effective: 2025-04-01