Features & Analyses

Alibaba's troubles reveal multiple gaps in online enforcement in China

Which FTZ should I invest in and which sectors are off limits? Are the zones really more liberal towards foreign investment in practice? What are the administrative and approval procedures to set up a company?

The new Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue has opened up and closed off a number of key industries accessible to overseas investors. It may be the last version as China moves to further reform the FDI framework

The latest Drug Administration Law amendments introduce welcome changes such as relaxed permit requirements and free prices. Pharmaceutical companies should keep abreast of the drug pricing reform, and track review and approval changes in the pipeline

The latest Drug Administration Law amendments introduce welcome changes such as relaxed permit requirements and free prices. Pharmaceutical companies should keep abreast of the drug pricing reform, and track review and approval changes in the pipeline

China's efforts to crack down on misleading, fraudulent claims forces an industry rethink as they overturn the effects of years of aggressive marketing. The new law regulates content, target audiences and specific industries like tobacco and healthcare, and will increase compliance costs for consumer-oriented businesses

The SAIC's new Provisions emphasise the interplay between IP and competition, specifically agreements, restrictive acts, patent pools and standard essential patents. Businesses should learn from the Qualcomm and Huawei v InterDigital cases and be wary of large revenue-based penalties

Yaodong Chen, APAC director of IP for Akzo Nobel, shares with China Law & Practice his thoughts on trade secret protection in China, why inventor remuneration is burdensome for businesses and the importance of building up IP assets

The millions in fines imposed on polluters and arrests of executives indicate the seriousness of China's efforts to enforce the year-old revised Environmental Protection Law. This feature lists some of the things multinationals can do to stay out of trouble