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The Chinese government issued a circular Monday to tighten restrictions on online transactions of drug precursor chemicals, in a bid to fight Internet-enabled drug trafficking. According to the circular jointly issued by five government departments including the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, individuals are banned from selling precursor …

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Beijing, China, October 21, 2010 – Edward Lehman , Managing Director of Lehman, Lee & Xu has again been named as one of Who’s Who leading Franchise and business lawyers. “It’s an honor to be selected by experts and my peers,” said Mr. Lehman, who founded his firm, Lehman, Lee & Xu, eighteen years ago, …

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LEHMAN, LEE & XU The Implementation Guide for Remanufactured Product Accreditation (“the Guide”) was recently issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology . For the purpose of the Guide, the accreditation scope of remanufactured products includes general machinery equipment, special machinery equipment, office equipment and transportation equipment and their parts, and the remanufactured …

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The People’s Courts are the State judicial authority for intellectual property (IP) protection, which independently exercise adjudicative powers according to the Constitution and the law. China’s reform and opening-up (gaige kaifang) has spurred the development of intellectual property since the late 1970s and early 1980s. Being a national and Party priority, and buttressed by strong social support …

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The Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, State Administration of Work Safety and State Food and Drug Administration jointly promulgated the Circular on Enhancing Information Management of Internet Sales of Precursor Chemicals on September 21 of 2010 which came into effect the same. The circular …

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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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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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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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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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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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