Technology Media and Telecom

• A brief review of the Supreme People's Court's 2017 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases

  The Supreme People's Court (SPC) 2017 Annual Report on Intellectual Property not only serves asguidance for the lower courts but also provides insight for predictable outcomes of future disputes.

  August 29, 2018

  

• Rising Above the Fake to Keep It Real

  Justina Zhang, Senior Partner of Beijing's TransAsia Lawyers discusses the risks and liabilities faced by e-commerce platform providers and safeguard measures that can be employed to protect against potential infringement disputes from third-party sale of counterfeit goods on their platforms.

  August 29, 2018

  

• China's Proposed Export Control Law—a Major New Weapon in the Sino-US Trade Dispute

  William Marshall of Tiang & Co analyzes the proposed Export Control Law and China's competitive advantage over the US, especially in relation to technology, should this legislation come into force.

  August 23, 2018

  

• General Office of the State Council, Measures on Work Relevant to the Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights to Foreign Parties (Trial Implementation)

  国务院办公厅知识产权对外转让有关工作办法 (试行)

  National security reviews imposed on IPR transfers

  June 08, 2018

• Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and State Council, Guiding Opinions on Supporting Comprehensive and Extensive Reform and Opening in Hainan

  中共中央、国务院关于支持海南全面深化改革开放的指导意见

  State planning to open up Hainan

  June 07, 2018

• Circular on Enterprise Income Tax Policy Issues Relevant to Integrated Circuit Production Enterprises

  关于集成电路生产企业有关企业所得税政策问题的通知

  Tax incentives are given to promote the IC industry

  June 06, 2018

• Shanghai Municipality, Several Opinions on Further Supporting the Participation by Foreign-invested Research and Development Centers in the Establishment of Globally Influential Scientific and Technological Innovation Centers in Shanghai

  上海市关于进一步支持外资研发中心参与上海具有全球影响力的科技创新中心建设的若干意见

  Shanghai encourages foreign investment in R&D

  April 18, 2018

• Guangdong Province, Several Policy Measures for Further Expanding Opening up to and Actively Utilizing Foreign Investment

  广东省进一步扩大对外开放积极利用外资若干政策措施

  Guangdong has broadened the business scope for Hong Kong/Macao law firms.

  April 18, 2018

• Circular on Issues Concerning the Policy of Provisional Deferral of Withholding Income Tax on Direct Investments Made by Foreign Investors Using Distributed Profits

  关于境外投资者以分配利润直接投资暂不征收预提所得税政策问题的通知

  Tax deferral encourages foreign investors to re-invest

  March 30, 2018

• Announcement on Issues Relevant to the Implementation of the Policy of Provisional Deferral of Withholding Income Tax on Direct Investments Made by Foreign Investors Using Distributed Profits

  关于境外投资者以分配利润直接投资暂不征收预提所得税政策有关执行问题的公告

  Tax deferral policy for FDI further clarified

  March 30, 2018