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Linda Liu & Partners

Calculation and Notable Points of Punitive Damages in Patent Infringement Disputes

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With the deepening of the policy guidance on strengthening intellectual property rights protection, following the Trademark Law at the legislative level, the Civil Code introduced general provisions on punitive damages for...more

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Part 2 of 5: PIPL requirements as supplemented by other relevant laws, regulations and instruments

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In Part 1 of this series, we identified ten key legal instruments forming part of China’s current data protection law. These laws, regulations and legal instruments were identified in an Information Booklet published by the...more

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Punitive Damages for Trademark Infringements in China - Developments and Best Practices

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China’s punitive damages regime was first introduced under Article 63 of the 2013 Trademark Law (TM Law) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which provides guidance to the People’s Courts on the assessment of damages in...more

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China’s New Civil Code Cracks Down on Sexual Harassment and Protects Individual Privacy Rights

Amidst the pandemic, China introduced a civil code - its first ever compilation of civil laws detailing the rights of private parties. The code’s attention to sexual harassment provides another important reminder that even as...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

China Promulgates Its Long-Awaited Civil Code

The PRC issues a 1,260-article, comprehensive Civil Code covering all aspects of civil and business life in China. It becomes effective on January 1, 2021. China has passed its first-ever Civil Code, which will come into...more

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China’s Draft Civil Code to Extend Privacy Protection

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The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress published the Personal Rights of the Civil Code (draft for third reading) on August 27 for public comment. Chapter Six (Articles 811-817) is dedicated to Privacy Rights...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

An Update on Patent Enforcement in China

As patent filing and grant numbers have skyrocketed in China, so has the attractiveness to settle patent infringement suits there. The opening of a series of specialized intellectual property courts, especially the courthouse...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Clash of Civil and Common Law: Case Guidance System v. Stare Decisis

On May 13, 2015, the highest judicial institution in China, the Supreme People’s Court, issued the Detailed Rules of Implementation of the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Case Guidance Work. This judicial...more

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