Intellectual Property

Patent administrative law enforcement strengthened in exhibitions and e-commerce.

Chinese 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

The SAT has granted further tax breaks for technology transfers including non-exclusive licensing, but MNCs aren't likely to take the chance of disclosing their IP in China

Technology transfer income clarified for tax break purpose.

Practitioners highlight the importance of advance preparation for litigation and arbitration, as well as a careful approach to IP, as data risks grow

A key reason for China being left out of the world's largest trade deal is the obstruction to innovation and competition caused by the lack of IP rights protection. Here are all the ways China needs to catch up

Draft guidelines issued to curb abuse of IP anti-monopoly cases.

The Circular expands the scope of super-deduction of research and development expenses.

Tax breaks for technology transfers expanded to the whole of China.