Fri, 25 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

The newly issued “Social Credit?Regulations of Guangdong Province”?(廣東省社會信用條例), which entered into force on 1 Jun. 2021, has banned collection of personal biometric information.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2021, the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Second Draft for Review) was released to solicit public comments, intending to provide protection for the personal information rights and interests of deceased persons.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

On 1 June 2021, the latest revision of "Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices" took effect, establishing a medical device registrant system.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In May 2021, China’s Supreme Court released ten Typical Cases on Administrative agreements, covering the application of law in matters relating to performance, alteration, termination, and invalidation of the agreements.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2021, China's Supreme People's Court released 2020 Guiding Cases on IP Rights, including ten major cases and 50 typical cases.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

Qingdao Intermediate People's Court has developed its 'Intelligent 3D Evidence Management System' to improve IP trials, solving the problems of too much physical evidence, and the inconvenience of storing and searching evidence.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In May 2021, the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passed the "Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases (Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement) Bill" (內(nèi)地婚姻家庭判決(相互承認(rèn)及強(qiáng)制執(zhí)行)條例草案).

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2021, the SPC issued ten typical bankruptcy cases, covering four types of court decisions.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In May 2020, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published the “Draft Amendments to Several Provisions on Regulating Patent Application Activities (Draft for Public Comment)” (關(guān)于規(guī)范申請專利行為的若干規(guī)定修改草案(征求意見稿)), stipulating the definition of abnormal patent application activities and the special procedures thereof.

Sat, 29 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2021, China's Supreme Court revised the 2018 Provisions on Jurisdiction of Shanghai Financial Court, based on which the SFC's jurisdiction now extends to, among others, independent guarantee disputes and bank clearing contract disputes.