Intellectual Property

China’s intellectual property environment and legislation has been significantly strengthened and standardised in recent years, with a number of key intellectual property rights cases being ruled in favour of international companies. Tim Van Gardingen looks back over some of the biggest IP cases and policies changes in 2021 In October 2020, Dow and Johnson Matthey won a major intellectual property case against Shanjun Clean Energy Technology over the two companies’ jointly …

What subsidies, tax benefits and intellectual property protections can UK companies receive when setting up or expanding their presence in South China? Hawksford and Zhong Lun Law Firm explain Cities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which links nine cities in Guangdong with Hong Kong and Macau, already present foreign businesses with subsidies based on the size of their investment and future contribution to the local economy with specific requirements …

  For any UK company seeking to enter, or expand operations within, the China market, the words ‘Intellectual Property’ (IP) hold an immense amount of clout. Protecting IP is relevant across every industry and sector – from engineering to automobiles to medicine, and actors in all of these industries are sensitive to the value of their IP and the great costs that are associated with its compromise. One analogy of …

Intellectual Property in the Internet age is hard to police, writes Reuben Kaufman, but a new e-commerce law might go some way to find a solution On the 1st of January 2019, a new e-commerce law will come into effect in China, and it could spell important changes for British businesses in the country. Under the new regulations, e-commerce operators are encouraged to provide increased protection, including in the field …