Antitrust

New provisions provide competition notification guidance

The Provisions list the factors that shall be considered based on the specifics and particularities of each individual case during reviews of concentrations of business operators.

A recent agreement signed between Chinese and US competition agencies aims to bring effective and consistent enforcement, which will bring greater consumer benefits and legal certainty for businesses. However, coordinated enforcement activities are not likely to occur any time soon

A dynamic area of discussion in the Chinese legal community is the overlap between intellectual property (IP) rights and anti-monopoly rules. Though it remains a grey area of varying opinions without clear legal guidance, IP rights owners need to be aware of developments and protect their interests through careful structuring and strategy

A dynamic area of discussion in the Chinese legal community is the overlap between intellectual property (IP) rights and anti-monopoly rules. Though it remains a grey area of varying opinions without clear legal guidance, IP rights owners need to be aware of developments and protect their interests through careful structuring and strategy

Design can still be protected under Anti-unfair Competition Law after the patent expires.

The 2010 Report selected 43 issues with broad guiding significance from 36 cases including: determination of the equivalence of technical features in a patent infringement dispute and protection of a design under the Anti-unfair Competition Law after the patent expires.

New anti-pricing monopoly rules released

When seeking enforcement of China's Anti-monopoly law, complainants face a tough choice: wade through the judicial system or rely on the investigations of the administrative authority? Each has its pros and cons