Indirect patent infringers will be held liable.
May 05, 2016
Dispute Resolution
Negative list for market access put into trial in four regions.
April 21, 2016The HKIAC, SIAC and ICC have opened rep offices in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, a move that lawyers hope will raise the bar for Chinese and foreign-related disputes
March 31, 2016People's procuratorates may institute public interest cases.
March 10, 2016The Supreme People's Court has held that purely OEM goods do not constitute infringement. But while this landmark judgment provides some clarity for brand owners, does it finally put an end to the longstanding debate?
February 04, 2016Chinese courts often apply concepts from patent disputes to trade secret litigation due to the latter's lack of legal framework. But while certain parallels exist, this can be problematic due to the innate technical differences between these two types of IP
January 07, 2016Practitioners highlight the importance of advance preparation for litigation and arbitration, as well as a careful approach to IP, as data risks grow
December 04, 2015This article is from the Dispute Resolution chapter of the 2015 Annual Review and is available for download here.Qi Zhou of East & Concord…
October 14, 2015The recent clarification of the CIETAC, SHIAC and SCIA jurisdictions can potentially clear the haze, while parties need to be specific in their arbitration clauses and be wary of how continuing tensions can affect disputes
October 08, 2015The recent clarification of the CIETAC, SHIAC and SCIA jurisdictions can potentially clear the haze, while parties need to be specific in their arbitration clauses and be wary of how continuing tensions can affect disputes
October 08, 2015
