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CNIPA clarifies matters on domestic priority claims for design patents.

2022 regulatory trends in China, including data protection, TMT, capital markets, PE/VC, IP, dispute resolution, healthcare, banking & finance, sanctions and antitrust.

IP specialists from FenXun Partners, which operates a joint legal platform with Baker McKenzie in China, highlight some key developments in China's IP legislation and rights protection rules in 2022. The authors also discuss new challenges and notable cases that illustrate the evolving IP landscape in China, and share their insights into the likely IP development trends in 2023.

Article 9 on tech import and export record filing is removed

Jianwei Jerry Fang, Runyang Liu and Dianmeng Zhu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the year's major legislative and judicial developments in civil and commercial dispute resolution in China.

First Chinese court decision recognizes NFT as virtual property; international commercial law standards take effect in Hong Kong; and China's private pension sector set for rapid growth

New social credit draft law raises concerns for foreign companies; CSRC lifts ban on property M&A and refinancing; and U.K. government unwinds a completed transaction for the first time.

State Council relaxes foreign investment in outbound tourism and elderly care.

Timothy Bickham, Wendy Wysong and Ali Burney of Steptoe & Johnson review the new rules relating to the export of semiconductors from the United States and the impact this will have on tech companies' existing and future business operations and how IP contracts will be affected.