The Ministry of Commerce released Interim Rules of the Criteria for Simple Cases of Undertaking Concentrations, which has been effective as of 12 February, 2014.

Since the Anti-monopoly Law came into force in 2008, the nationwide courts have received 116 first-instance anti-monopoly civil suits by the end of 2012.

It is possible that a few drafting errors still exist in a granted claim due to drafting or examination carelessness, which may cause interested parties to understand the claim controversially in a post-grant proceeding.

The officially promulgated Interim Rules does not differ substantially from its previous draft for soliciting public opinions that was published on April 3, 2013.

If the allegedly infringing products were made, sold or imported during the provisional protection period from the publication date to the allowance date of a patent application...

The same test should be adopted in determining service inventions created during employment and those created in one year after the termination of employment.

Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court has recently made the first instance decision finding for H.J. Heinz Company in trademark infringement and unfair competitions disputes.

Plaintiff, H.J. Heinz Company, is a globally famous food company providing food for infants and children.

A few days ago, Qualcomm Incorporated was sued by Shanghai Gotop Semiconductor Ltd. before Shanghai High Court for trademark infringement.