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By Morgan Crank March 2, 2010 Government policy resuming restrictions on local real estate purchases by foreigners is not expected to hurt premium property sales, many in the real estate market contend. The government has chosen to reinstate its limitation on foreigners purchasing local real estate in China, after it had temporarily suspended the measure …

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Edward Lehman of Lehman, Lee, and Xu has been named one of the best Trademark lawyers in China by the International Legal Who’s Who 2010. This award accompanies Mr. Lehman’s award from the same publication as one of China’s best Franchise lawyers. Lehman, Lee & Xu is a prominent Chinese corporate law firm and trademark …

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Alexander Pan, March 2, 2010 Beijing, China China sent a clear message to the world community last week that it will not put a fixed cap on its green house gas emissions. Indicating that while China will do what it can to significantly reduce its environmental impact, it will continue to prioritize economic growth over …

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By Morgan Crank March 2, 2010 China’s rural population may decrease by over 50% over the next three decades due to rising urbanization, dropping to 400 million people from the current 900 million. A large portion of these people are migrant workers who are moving into cities, but are not permanent residents. In fact, one …

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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently promulgated the Administrative Measures for Communications Network Security Protection to be effective as of 1 March 2010. The Measures provide that communications network operation units shall, in accordance with the requirements of the telecom authorities and standards of communications industry, carry out the work related to …

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The worlds of online gaming and movie production are beginning to cross paths in an effort to increase their presence and competitiveness in the Chinese entertainment industry. Companies like Shanda Games Ltd. and Perfect World, two of the largest online gaming companies in China, plan on releasing major motion pictures based on their company’s online …

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Alexander Pan, February 25, 2010 Beijing, China In yet another effort to curtail the problem of widespread corruption in China, The State Council recently passed new regulations on the implementation of audit law. These new regulations will do much to strengthen the country’s auditing system and will increase the supervision of areas that have demonstrated …

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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has promulgated the “Notice on Improving the Safety and Security of the Internet Domain Name System” in response to the recent increase in threats and risks against domain name safety and security. The Notice requires the authorities concerned to take measures to improve the protection and contingency …

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Volkswagen Inc. V. Trademark Review And Appraisal Board Of The State Administration For Industry And Commerce Of The People’s Republic Of China Re: Dispute Over Trademark Administration Volkswagen Inc. (Volkswagen) applied on 8 June 2004 to register the trademark “Tuan” (No. 418302) (the proposed trademark) on motorcycles, bicycles, auto tires, land, air, water and rail …

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Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. V. Trademark Review And Appraisal Board Of The State Administration For Industry And Commerce Of The People’s Republic Of China, Etc. Re: Trademark Administrative Dispute Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. (Minolta) applied on 18 January 1985 for the registration of the trademark “MEINENGDA” and successfully registered such trademark (Register No. 238453) (the …

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