Chinese regulator scrutinizes Apple’s AI rollout with Alibaba amid trade war; the Trump administration plans to extend restrictions to cover subsidiaries of sanctioned tech companies; and China announces scheme to convert confiscated cryptocurrency into cash
Chinese EV giant BYD investigated in U.S. for alleged ties to Chinese Communist Party; European companies more pessimistic about doing business in China amid economic slowdown; and the world’s first intergovernmental legal organization for mediation established in Hong Kong
Venture capital firm's Chinese investment to be reviewed by U.S. Treasury; Small-scale M&A on the rise despite trade tensions, sluggish growth; and U.S. Congressmen urge delisting of 25 Chinese groups from U.S. exchanges.
SAMR adds new forms in which illegal acts of abusive administrative power to eliminate or restrict competition manifest, and clarifies the “appropriate confidentiality measures” in trade secrets protection. Permanent supplementation of working capital constitute a change in the purpose of offering proceeds
CATL and Ant Group’s planned listings could break recent HK IPO records; The lowering of U.S. drug prices will impact Chinese drugmakers; and U.S. House passes sanctions bill targeting trade secret theft by China.
Standards are released specifying compliance audits of personal information protection and technical requirements for the minor mode for mobile internet. State Council extends the protection scope of new plant varieties.
Chinese exporters ship goods through third countries to conceal true origin; China’s stringent cross-border data transfer rules force European pause in funding of scientific research; and Draft revisions of arbitration law aim to increase oversight and international cooperation on arbitration cases
Beijing IP Court issues first ruling on protecting AI model parameters; Chinese pharma companies are using “NewCo” strategy to expand overseas; and China reduces entry restrictions for select industries.
CSRC exempts state secrets from company disclosure. SPC differentiates the secrecy of technical secrets and the novelty and inventiveness of patents, and defines “same kind of good or service” in criminal IP cases.
China eases cross-border data transfer restrictions for financial institutions; Trade war prompts plan to open up service sector; and new law firm anti-money laundering regulations to align with international standards
