A U.S. prosecutor has raised concerns over China's data retention policy. Another foreign brand, Manolo Blahnik, wins its case in a two-decade-long trademark fight. The CAC imposes a fine of more than RMB 8 billion on Didi for serious violations of national and data security.
SAMR delegates concentration reviews to five local places and sets out rules on cybersecurity service certification. Shenzhen is the first city to issue regulations on AI.
Nate Bush, Ray Xu and Della Ding of DLA Piper highlight key changes to merger control under the Amended Anti-Monopoly Law and draft regulations including increased revenue thresholds, investigation of "below threshold" transactions and clarification of what is meant by gun-jumping
SAMR proposes to raise the thresholds for concentration filings and defines the relevant product market for antitrust involving IP. The use of artificial intelligence to generate prescriptions is strictly prohibited.