Antitrust

A vertical price fixing dispute involving Johnson & Johnson has reached the Shanghai Higher People's Court, but one case will not be enough to clarify what constitutes sufficient burden of proof

A vertical price fixing dispute involving Johnson & Johnson has reached the Shanghai Higher People's Court, but one case will not be enough to clarify what constitutes sufficient burden of proof

Draft Measures from the NDRC should simplify procedures for outbound investment, but have raised fears of conflict with China's other regulators over who gives the first approval

Ken Dai of Dacheng Law Offices provides a comprehensive overview of developments in competition law in China and offers advice to foreign companies setting up joint ventures

Anti-monopoly is still a new concept in China, but transactional reviews are increasing in importance as the country ascends to the world stage. But it is still unclear what triggers a review, what the process involves and how reviews are changing

Johnson & Johnson has won its vertical price fixing dispute

Less than a month after the first People's Higher Court began hearing a landmark anti-monopoly case, the Supreme Court has released the first interpretation for hearing civil anti-monopoly disputes, which lowers the burden of proof and sets out a procedural framework

Companies may institute anti-monopoly actions directly with the people's court without recognition by administrative departments.

Latest SPC annual IP report addresses 44 law application issues.