NDRC Publishes Measures for the Administration of Overseas Investments by Enterprises Thu Jan 18 11:47:00 CST 2018 发布人:Editor On December 26th, 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission (the “NDRC”) published the Measures for the Administration of Overseas Investments by Enterprises (NDRC’ Order No.11, hereinafter the “New Measures”), which will be implement...
Second Draft of Electronic Commerce Law Soliciting Public Comments to Strengthen Regulation of Platform Operator Obligations Thu Jan 18 11:45:00 CST 2018 发布人:Editor The official website of the National People’s Congress published the P.R.C. Electronic Commerce Law (Second Draft for Comments, hereinafter the “Second Draft”) and solicited comments from the public until November 26, 2017.
Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation Improve Income Tax Credit Policy for Foreign Enterprises Thu Jan 18 11:41:00 CST 2018 发布人:Editor The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued the Notice on Improvement of the Income Tax Credit Policy for Foreign Enterprises (the “Notice”), which became effective on January 1st, 2017.
Brace Yourselves – 3D Printing IP Issues Are Here Mon Nov 20 09:54:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) makes INVISALIGN® braces. It uses digital scanning techniques to scan each patient’s teeth and uses those scans to create a treatment plan. The process uses digital models of the patient’s teeth at different pro...
Shanghai Enjoys the Third Most Cross-border Retail Enterprises in the World Thu Mar 16 16:48:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor The latest statistics from the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce show that at least 180 of the world’s 340 cross-border enterprises have established businesses in Shanghai, leaving Shanghai trailing only London and Dubai in this regard.
Administrative Review and Approval Requirements Revoked in the First Quarter Thu Mar 16 16:44:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor During the first quarter of 2017, the P.R.C. Central Government successively revoked a great number of administrative licensing schemes and cleaned up and regulated a number of matters subject to administrative review and approval intermediary servic...
China’s 2017 Tariff Adjustment Plan Thu Mar 16 16:38:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor According to the 2017 Tariff Adjustment Plan published by the Ministry of Finance, tariffs on multiple imported food products including frozen tuna, frozen flatfish, frozen cod, frozen boiled fandalus borealis and infant formula milk powder will be r...
P.R.C. Law on the Promotion of the Film Industry Implemented on March 1, 2017 Thu Mar 16 16:25:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor The P.R.C. Law on the Promotion of the Film Industry went into force on March 1, 2017.
State Intellectual Property Office Reviews and Reissues Standards for Administrative Fees Thu Mar 16 16:18:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the Notice on Issues Concerning the Review and Reissuance of Standards for SIPO’s Administrative Charges.
Amendment to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law after a 24-Year Interval Thu Mar 16 16:04:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor Recently the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (Draft Amendment) was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation.
National Copyright Administration Publishes 13th Five-Year Plan for Copyright Work Thu Mar 16 16:00:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor National Copyright Administration Publishes 13th Five-Year Plan for Copyright Work
Supreme People’s Court: Lawyers’ right to review and reproduce audio and video recordings of hearings should be guaranteed Thu Mar 16 15:52:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor Recently the Supreme People’s Court promulgated the Several Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Audio and Video Recordings of Hearings in People’s Courts (Fa Shi [2017] No.5) (hereinafter, the “Several Provisions”), which will be impleme...
2016 Shanghai Entertainment Industry Development Report Thu Mar 16 15:44:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor The Cultural Reform and Development Office under the Promotion Department of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, the Shanghai Municipal Entertainment Industry Management Office and the Institute of Literature of the Shanghai Academy of Social Scien...
Alibaba Prevents IP Agency Firm from Filing Bad-faith Complaints for the First Time Thu Mar 16 15:02:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor On February 7, 2017, Alibaba released a message saying that it had blocked an “IP hooligans” for the first time as a declaration of war against the “black hat” industry of bad-faith complaints.
AutoNavi Sues Didi for Unfair Competition; Claims 75 Million RMB in Damages Thu Mar 16 14:39:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor Recently AutoNavi Software Co., Ltd. and AutoNavi Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “AutoNavi”) sued Beijing Didi Infinite Technology Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing Xiaoju Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Didi”) in the Beijing Ch...
Shanghai Municipal Regulations on Encouraging the Establishment of Regional Headquarters by Multinational Corporations Thu Mar 16 14:36:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor The Shanghai Municipal Regulations on Encouraging the Establishment of Regional Headquarters by Multinational Corporations (hereinafter the “2017 Regulations”) were implemented as of February 1, 2017.
All National Standards Will be Placed Online for Free Access Thu Mar 16 14:33:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor The General Administration of Quality Supervision and the National Standards Committee have issued the Implementation Plan to Advance the Publication of National Standards (the “Implementation Plan”) in the name of the State Council Inter-Ministeri...
General Office of the State Council Releases “Several Opinions on the Further Reform and Improvement of Drug Production, Distribution and Use Policies” Thu Mar 16 13:31:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor General Office of the State Council Releases “Several Opinions on the Further Reform and Improvement of Drug Production, Distribution and Use Policies”
Medical Device Recalls Thu Mar 16 13:27:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor The CFDA has released the Administrative Measures for Medical Device Recalls (The “Measures”), which will take effect on May 1st, 2017. The Measures specifically define the scope of defective medical devices and the parties responsible for recalls.
Shanghai Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce to Adjudicate Conduct in Violation of the Advertising Law Thu Mar 16 10:21:00 CST 2017 发布人:Editor The Adjudication Standards will be implemented on February 10th, 2017 and will remain effective until June 30th, 2020.