China's draft Cybersecurity Law, which restricts cross-border data transmissions and requires the setting up of servers in the country, has prompted foreign companies to assess risks regarding delay, disclosure and costs
July 31, 2015
Technology Media and Telecom
Unified FTZ negative list reduces the number of items to 122 as compared to 139 items on the 2014 Shanghai FTZ negative list.
July 21, 2015Unified FTZ negative list reduces the number of items to 122 as compared to 139 items on the 2014 Shanghai FTZ negative list.
July 21, 2015Alibaba Music and Kugou's fight over copyright licences may be a sign of a maturing digital music market
July 17, 2015Internet media need to seek reprint permission.
June 25, 2015The new Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue has opened up and closed off a number of key industries accessible to overseas investors. It may be the last version as China moves to further reform the FDI framework
June 10, 2015SIPO strengthens IP protection in exhibitions.
June 08, 2015Legal personality required for provision of electronic certification services.
May 28, 2015China's efforts to crack down on misleading, fraudulent claims forces an industry rethink as they overturn the effects of years of aggressive marketing. The new law regulates content, target audiences and specific industries like tobacco and healthcare, and will increase compliance costs for consumer-oriented businesses
May 27, 2015Yaodong Chen, APAC director of IP for Akzo Nobel, shares with China Law & Practice his thoughts on trade secret protection in China, why inventor remuneration is burdensome for businesses and the importance of building up IP assets
May 19, 2015