In a recent move involving both the Chinese legislature (the National People’s Congress) and the executive branch (the State Council), China has overhauled two of its most important pieces of legislation governing inbound...more
In stark contrast to the rapid development of e-commerce in China, it has taken nearly five years and no less than four drafts for China to finalise its first e-Commerce Law. The new law will enter into force on 1 January...more
9/24/2018
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Business Licenses ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
E-Commerce ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Internet Taxation ,
New Legislation ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Retail Market ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sales Tax ,
Taxation ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Trade mark owners worldwide should watch out for the long-awaited first modern Trademark Law in Myanmar – very likely to come into force anytime in the coming months. ...more
6/12/2018
/ First-to-File ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Myanmar ,
Pending Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
On 24 August 2017, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT“) issued the final version of the Rules on the Administration of Internet Domain Names (“New Domain Name Rules“). These new Rules will come...more
China’s first Cyberspace Court was inaugurated on Friday 18 August in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Going forward, this new court will handle all internet-related disputes in all districts of Hangzhou through a fully...more
The Beijing Haidian District People’s Court has recently heard a case in which a domain name registrant requested the court to declare its domain name registration contracts invalid. In this somewhat unusual case, the court...more
While the UK Court of Appeal has opened the door for broadband ISP blocking to combat trademark or copyright-infringing activities, the picture in the United States, China and Hong Kong is more complex.
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1/13/2017
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Broadband ,
China ,
Content Publishing ,
Contributory Infringement ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Services ,
DMCA ,
Domain Names ,
Film Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Injunctions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Internet Streaming ,
Music Industry ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Videos ,
Popular ,
Television Programming ,
Third-Party ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
Websites