Intellectual Property

As government authorities begin to more stringently examine companies seeking HNTE certification for the first time or a renewal, intellectual property rights ownership and the commercialisation of technology take centre stage

The 2010 China Law & Practice Awards concluded a year of resurgent dealmaking resulting from the welcome return of investor bullishness

The 2010 China Law & Practice Awards concluded a year of resurgent dealmaking resulting from the welcome return of investor bullishness

China offers more support to attract foreign R&D centres to set up

Landing in the national catalogue could benefit

Companies in Taiwan are advised to re-visit their personal data collection policies to ensure compliance with the new Personal Data Protection Act. The new law is very detailed and provides a boost to the protection of privacy and personality rights

SPC sets standards for trying trademark cases.

Two sub-clauses in the new PRC Tort Liability Law determine for the first time the responsibility of network service providers regarding online infringement matters. But implementation and how the courts interpret unclear aspects of the clauses await testing

The Report selects 37 intellectual property cases on which the Supreme People's Court has rendered final conclusive opinions addressing issues such as the application of the doctrine of estoppel, retroactive effect of a decision declaring a patent invalid and determination of the legitimate use of a descriptive trademark.