Intellectual Property

As PRC manufacturers move further up the value-chain they are importing more and more technology from abroad. Technology import contracts figure highly among the formalities that many foreign investors must endure. Understanding and long-term alignment with China's development goals is thus crucial.

After twenty years in the making, numerous drafts and countless deliberations, China is on the verge of releasing its first unified Anti-Monopoly Law. Will it live up to expectations?

By Jerry Yulin ZhangWebsite: www.haiwen-law.comTwo recent cases suggest that those intent on riding the goodwill of well-known trademarks are involved…

Promulgated: April 30 2005Effective: May 30 2005Interpreting authority: National Copyright Administration and Ministry of Information IndustryMain contents:…

Promulgated: May 20 2005Effective: October 1 2005Applicability: These Regulations apply to such protection and promotion work as administrative handling…

By Song HuangWebsite: www.haiwen-law.comA technology company desires to include a non-compete clause in the employment contracts of all incoming employees,…

Pending the State Council's release of regulations concerning the handling of copyright infringements over the internet, the National Copyright Administration and Ministry of Information Industry has released its own Procedures in this regard. Though these are helpful in handling the burgeoning number of copyright internet infringement cases, they are not without problems.

These Procedures aim to strengthen the administrative protection of the right of dissemination over information networks in the course of internet information service activities and regulate administrative law enforcement.

By Song [email protected]: www.haiwen-law.comA software developer intends to release a software program that may be used by computer…