Businesses are increasingly turning to trade secrets as a mechanism to protect their innovations and know-how. In some cases, trade secrets offer an attractive alternative to patent protection. Companies also recognize the...more
2/19/2020
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Asia ,
Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Sanctions ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Penalties ,
Trade Secrets ,
UK Brexit ,
Unfair Competition ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
China is a market that represents a paradox for many telecoms, media and technology (“TMT“) companies. On the one hand it offers the promise of almost unlimited growth potential if you get the product right, but on the other...more
8/19/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
China ,
Competition ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Infrastructure ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Market Access Rule ,
Telecommunications ,
Variable Interest Entities
On 23 April 2019, both China’s Trademark Law (“TML“) and its Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL“) were amended. The amendments to the TML are aimed at curbing bad faith trademarks and increasing damages for infringement,...more
5/7/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Bad Faith ,
China ,
Competition ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
China is becoming an important battlefield in global disputes over the licensing of standard essential patents ("SEPs"). On 26 April 2018, the High People’s Court of Guangdong Province – home to many Chinese high-tech...more