October 2010

LEHMAN, LEE & XU The Ministry of Environmental Protection recently promulgated the national environmental protection standard Technical Requirement for the Environmental Labeling of Products – Vacuum Cleaner (draft for discussion). It has not come in to force as the advice from relevant enterprises has not been collected. The process of seeking the advice of relevant …

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Since the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China came into force on December 1, 2001, the people’s courts started accepting and hearing cases about the authorization and determination of trademark rights as brought by the interested parties for the review …

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China’s Patent Law revised in 2008, introduces a new stipulation that “No patent right shall be granted for any invention-creation which is completed on the basis of genetic resources of which the acquisition or use breaches the stipulations of related laws and regulations” (Article 5 Paragraph 2). In order to ensure the implementation of this …

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Beijing China, October 21—General Administration of Customs and MOFCOM of People’s Republic of China jointly issued Notice On Fully Advancing The Implementation Of The Bond Administration Mode For Imported Goods In International Outsourcing Service Business (Shu-Jia-Han [2010] No.281) (hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”) on June 30 of 2010. According to this Notice, starting from …

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LEHMAN, LEE & XU The State Administration of Taxation announced on 15 October, the Protocol of the Arrangement for Avoiding Double Tax and Tax Evasion of Inland and Macau was signed formally on 15th July 2009.  The protocol becomes effective on 15th September 2010, and is applicable to the income obtained in the tax year …

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The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has initiated a consultation on its website in September of 2010 regarding the “Draft Amendments to the Rules on Administrative Enforcement of Patent Rights (Consultative Draft)”. It is proposed that the Draft Amendments will govern patent authorities’ administrative enforcement of patent rights, including handling disputes over patent infringements, mediation …

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Beijing China, October 21—General Administration of Customs of People’s Republic of China issued the announcement (No.47 [2010])(hereinafter to be referred as announcement)to regulate tax payment of rentals for aircrafts lease on July 19 of 2010. The announcement mainly regulates the types of fees and costs which could be calculated as rentals and are required to …

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Lehman, Lee & Xu Beijing , China –November 13, 2010 The Administrative Measures for Foreign Enterprises and Individuals to Establish Partnership Enterprises in China (the “Measures”), promulgated by China’s State Council on December 2, 2009, became effective on March 1, 2010. Pursuant to the Measures, non-Chinese enterprises and individuals can now be partners of a …

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