Most private equity (PE) firms in the Western PE industry are organized as limited partnerships or limited liability companies. Therefore, since the time that China's Partnership Enterprise Law ("new Partnership Law") was amended in 2007, China's domestic PE funds have established a large number of limited partnerships.
Continue Reading...On November 17, 2008, the Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) released the “100 Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Right (‘IPR’) Protection” (the “100 Cases”). The SPC hopes that these cases reflect improvement in China’s judicial protection of China IPR. The SPC deems these "100 Cases" as “model cases”. The "100 Cases" consist of 50 SPC cases (45 civil and 5 administrative cases) and 50 District Court cases (30 civil, 10 administrative and 10 criminal cases).
Continue Reading...In August 2008, the Third Amendment to the Patent Law of China (draft) (“Draft Amendment”), was presented to the National Peoples Congress for final deliberation and is expected to become law by early 2009. This Draft Amendment is the subject of heated discussions throughout China. This article will give you an overview of some important changes relating to design patents.
Continue Reading...China is raising export tariff rebates for certain exports to help producers cope with smaller profit margins as a result of slacking market demand, the CNY’s appreciation and rising production costs.
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