Recently we helped one of our clients to win a labor related arbitration verses a former employee . One of the most important factors that allowed us to win the case is that the arbitration tribunal judged that the client’s company bylaws and rules were valid and the evidence we provided showed clearly that the …
We have been consulting with a well known entertainment company in establishing a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise with plans to become a performance brokerage institution in Beijing engaging in providing commercial performance services in China. This is a tricky prospect as commercial performance business is listed as an industry restricted to foreign investment on the …
Rare Window of Opportunity for Foreign Performance Acts to Establish in Beijing Read More »
Have Better Protection The Beijing High People’s Court recently came out with new guidelines providing more detailed requirements for the protection of a standard-essential patent (SEP). SEP is a patent that claims an invention that must be used to comply with a technical standard. Standards organizations, therefore, often require members disclose and grant licenses to …
After two-year pilot program, on June 27, 2017, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress issued a new decision authorizing the people’s Procuratorate (similar to a Prosecutor’s Office) to engage in public interest litigation on behalf of the State. The new decision came into force on July 1, 2017. These public interest litigations are …
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On May 12 th 2017, the China Food and Drug Administration issued an Announcement on Soliciting Opinions on the Relevant Policies on Encouraging Innovation in Drug and Medical Equipment and Protecting the Rights and Interests of Innovators. According to the new Draft, China intend to establish the drug patent linkage system. The intended new system …
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