Features & Analyses

A new tax circular bolsters the administration on representative offices. This will ensure greater tax compliance and shake them out of complacency

Plenty of lessons for foreign companies

On February 25, a panel of leading China transactional lawyers discussed the legislative and regulatory changes affecting the regulation of derivatives and structured finance in China

The annual National People's Congress (NPC) delegation always attracts an incredible amount of attention in the PRC, and generates a multitude of headlines…

For years, mainland China has been preparing for margin trading and short sale of securities. With the securities regulator's promulgation of a new guiding opinion, those preparations appear finally to be complete

CLP asked a range of lawyers from international firms to submit their comments and opinions on the revised Implementing Rules for the updated PRC Patent Law. Here is a selection of their comments

Conducting thorough due diligence is essential in China, but there are decisions to make about the proper priorities as well as the best processes to choose

China's highest court has published two new sets of guidelines which affect the jurisdiction of lower courts in relation to IP cases. For foreign companies, this means more litigation and a need for increased vigilance

New implementing rules for the PRC Patent Law will have a significant impact on foreign companies' China IP strategies. Issues relating to security review procedures and first-filing have been clarified, but penalties are tougher and uncertainties remain abundant