Features & Analyses

China has made considerable efforts in overhauling its IP legal regime since the country's accession to the WTO in 2001. Still it will be some time yet before these reforms transpire into meaningful ground-level improvements in the enforcement of IP rights.

On January 11 2005, the Beijing Higher People's Court released the Determination of the Liability for Damages for Copyright Infringement Guiding Opinions (Guiding Opinions). The Guiding Opinions are China's first official opinions specifically dealing with the issue of compensation for copyright infringement.

The merger of separate foreign-invested joint ventures in China is a recent development in PRC company formations.

New revisions have been made to CIETAC's arbitration rules. How have the new revisions further facilitated the recourse to PRC arbitration?

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)1 signed the landmark ASEAN-China Agreement on Trade in Goods (ACFTA) on November 29 2004. What does the ACFTA mean for regional business?

China's anti-trust regime is still at an early stage of development. This month we have a look at the key features of China's legal environment for anti-trust issues, and compare it with legal regimes in more sophisticated jurisdictions.

Under a recent crackdown by the State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE), cross-border investments and related transactions of "domestic residents" of China are subject to tougher scrutiny, procedures and restrictions.

New rules now allow commercial banks to establish fund management companies. What do the new rules mean for banks and how will this affect China's fund management industry?

Development of China's physical infrastructure has not managed to keep pace with the country's strong economic growth. How have foreign investors' chances faired as China faces its ongoing need to modernize its infrastructure?