Over the past weekend, the Chinese legislature decided on a major restructuring of governmental agencies. The restructuring plan was announced by the State Council on 13 March 2018, and approved by the National People's...more
3/20/2018
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
CFDA ,
China ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
MOFCOM ,
NDRC ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Restructuring ,
SIPO ,
Tax Authority ,
Trademarks
While not compulsory, getting a copyright registration in China can offer many benefits to IP owners. This article will give an overview of the copyright registration system in China. Copyright registration is also available...more
The results of the 2017 edition of China’s annual online piracy crackdown campaign, called the “Sword Net Action”, were recently published. As we announced earlier, the 2017 crackdown campaign promised to take a heavy hand...more
1/4/2018
/ China ,
Content Publishing ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Digital Downloads ,
Digital Media ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Internet Streaming ,
Music Industry ,
On-Demand Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Photographs ,
Piracy ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Software
On 7 November 2017, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC“) published the second draft of the E-commerce Law, “Draft“). The goal of the Draft is to regulate China’s burgeoning e-commerce sector, and...more
12/22/2017
/ Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC) ,
China ,
Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Dispute Resolution ,
E-Commerce ,
False Advertising ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Licensing Rules ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Retail Market
On 12 May 2017, the Chinese Food and Drug Administration (the “CFDA”) issued several draft policies aimed at overhauling of the current regulations governing the Chinese pharma and medical device sector (the “Draft...more
OEM is a business model whereby a trademark owner orders its products from a manufacturer, often located abroad, who manufactures and supplies products branded with the purchasers marks instead of his own marks. In China,...more
Under the Chinese Trademark Law, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (“TRAB“) decides on review procedures filed against decisions by the Trademark Office. Up to date, these TRAB review procedures were strictly...more
The reduced or waived administrative fees will certainly be beneficial for enterprises active in China, particularly for smaller enterprises and start-ups, as well as for companies that intend to register trademarks for a...more
While the UK Court of Appeal has opened the door for broadband ISP blocking to combat trademark or copyright-infringing activities, the picture in the United States, China and Hong Kong is more complex.
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1/13/2017
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Broadband ,
China ,
Content Publishing ,
Contributory Infringement ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Services ,
DMCA ,
Domain Names ,
Film Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Injunctions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Internet Streaming ,
Music Industry ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Videos ,
Popular ,
Television Programming ,
Third-Party ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
Websites