In the News: Plans for Regulating Platform Economy; US Bill Seeks to Curb Reliance on Chinese Rare Earth Metals; and Expedited Trademark Application

January 24, 2022 | BY

Hugo Yeung

Regulation of platform economy to focus on anti-trust, data security, and personal information protection; U.S. might ban import of rare earth metals from China for military use; new process to expedite application of certain trademarks

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Roadmap outlines regulation of platform economy

Recently, nine governmental departments including the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), and Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) jointly promulgated the Opinions on Promoting the Healthy and Sustainable Development of the Platform Economy (关于推动平台经济规范健康持续发展的若干意见).

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