After two years of public consultation and two readings at the National People’s Congress, the first amendment to the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been promulgated under the spirit of...more
This step-by-step guide sets out the actions to be taken upon discovering an infringement of an intellectual property right (IPR) in the People’s Republic of China (China). The IPRs addressed in this guide include copyright,...more
On 18 March 2021, the State Council of China announced certain amendments (the 2021 Amendment) to the Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (the Medical Device Regulation). The 2021 Amendment...more
A series of high-profile antitrust enforcement events have rippled through the internet sector in China. In this alert, we provide an overview of these events and our observations on possible impacts on market competition....more
This article reveals the mechanics of a growing pilot program for registration of Class II and Class III medical devices to be contract manufactured in China that has gained significant recognition across China over the past...more
The medical device industry in China is highly-regulated and China adopts a “pre-market” recordation or approval system for medical devices. Before any medical device can be manufactured, imported, distributed, or sold in...more
On 20 April 2020, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) made a simplified pre-merger filing announcement on its website of its acceptance of a pre-merger control filing for...more
The coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) outbreak that started in December 2019 has stirred novel responses globally, including Chinese cities that are homes to millions of people being sealed off before the Chinese New Year...more
The Foreign Investment Law of China (the FIL), together with its Implementation Rules and related People’s Republic of China (PRC) Supreme People’s Court Interpretation, came into effect on January 1, 2020....more
On January 18, 2019, Hong Kong and China signed the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative...more
The State Council of China passed amendments to the Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices which came into effect on June 1, 2014. The amendments present significant regulatory changes that will...more