Protecting Your Brand in China: A Case Study on Trademark Disputes
A recent case highlights the intricate challenges that international companies often face when entering the vast and dynamic Chinese market, where trademark…
New Way of Trademark Squatting in China: Cancellation Due to Non-Use
Squatters have resorted to novel strategies, specifically targeting registered trademarks in China by initiating cancellation actions while concurrently applying for their own…
China Lifts Restrictions in Value-Added Telecom Services
On 10 April 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a Notice aiming to loosen foreign investment restrictions on certain Value-Added…
Ensuring Accessibility of APPs in China
Given the 31 March 2024 deadline, companies hosting content on servers outside of mainland China may have to rethink their strategy.
New Company Law to Impact Foreign Investors and their Directors / Managers
The new Company Law will have a material impact on international investors in China, below we summarize some of the key changes.
How to Enforce Contracts in China
Often the elephant in the room on any discussion of doing business in China is the enforceability of contracts. Navigating the legal…
China Sets Filing Requirements for Smart Phone Applications
Although APPs clearly fall within the scope of internet information services, the Chinese authorities have so far focused their ICP enforcement activities…
China Relaxes Use of Superlative Adjectives in Advertising
China’s strict rules for advertising are often a challenge for Western brands that are trying to distinguish themselves in the market. One…
U.S.-China-related Enforcements in 2020: Overview, Risk Indications and Suggestions
By Qiao Peng & Vickey Zhou Introduction Tensions over economic and trade were heating up between China and the United States during…
China Continues to Enforce Compliance in Advertisements
In recent weeks, Shanghai’s market supervision bureau (AMR) announced that it has penalized one of China’s leading domestic dairy companies, Bright Dairy…
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