Legislation roundup: Trademarks, patents and insurance affiliates

(1)        reproducing, imitating or translating a third party's well-known trademark, as specified in Article 13 of the Trademark Law; or

(2)        an agent or representative applying to register the principal's trademark without authorization, as specified in Article 15 of the Trademark Law.

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Further reading

Revised Trademark Law Targets Bad Faith Registration and Infringements

PRC Trademark Law (4th Revision)

Several Provisions for Regulating the Application for the Registration of Trademarks (Draft for Comments)

China National Intellectual Property Administration, Measures for the Administration of the Centralized Examination of Patent Applications

国家知识产权局专利申请集中审查管理办法

The Measures put forward a patent examination model, the purpose of which is to strengthen the understanding of the overall technology in a portfolio of patent applications, enhance the validity of examination opinion notices and enhance the quality and efficiency of examinations, wherein the China National Intellectual Property Administration, pursuant to the request of an applicant or provincial-level intellectual property administrative department, conducts a centralized review of a portfolio of patent applications concerning the same critical technology.

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Further reading

Recent Developments in PRC Foreign Investment, Cross-border Tech Transfer, and Trade Secrets Laws – Implications for Foreign IP Owners

PRC Bill for Amendments to the Patent Law (Draft)

Insurance

China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Administration of the Affiliated Transactions of Insurance Companies

中国银行保险监督管理委员会保险公司关联交易管理办法

With regard to affiliated transactions of an insurance company involving the application of capital, the balance of all its investments in affiliated parties may not, in total, exceed 30% of its total assets at the end of the previous year or may not, in total, exceed its net assets at the end of the previous year, whichever is less.

Further reading

Tentative Measures for the Oversight of Insurance Asset and Liability Management

China's Pensions Sector Opening Up to Foreign Investment

Foreign Insurers Key to Solving China's Looming Pension Crisis