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On November 4, 2024, the "Draft Amendment to the Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China" was submitted for its first review by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The proposed amendment includes the establishment of a "place of arbitration" system and aims to improve the rules governing judicial jurisdiction in arbitration.The "place of arbitration," as selected by the parties to resolve a dispute, refers to a specific country or region. It serves as an important basis for determining the applicable law for arbitration proceedings, the rules of evidence, the nationality of the arbitral award, and the competent judicial jurisdiction. According to the draft, parties may agree in writing...
In order to thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on comprehensively strengthening intellectual property protection, unify law enforcement standards, and standardize the calculation of illegal operating amounts, the "Measures for Calculating the Illegal Operating Amount in Trademark Infringement Cases" have been formulated according to the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China", the "Implementing Regulations of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China", and ...
On October 14, the Second Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone Arbitration and Mediation Week (hereinafter referred to as "Hengqin Arbitration and Mediation Week") was inaugurated at the Qinao International Legal Services Cluster. During the event, the "Action Plan for Building an International First-Class Arbitration Institution at the Zhuhai International Arbitration Center" was officially released, outlining the development plan for the Zhuhai International Arbitration Center over the next two years, with the aim of establishing an internationally ...
On September 9, 2024, the Supreme People's Court released the "Annual Report on Judicial Review of Commercial Arbitration by the Supreme People's Court (2023)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Annual Report").In 2023, courts across the country concluded over 16,000 cases related to judicial review of commercial arbitration. Among these, more than 3,800 cases involved applications for the confirmation of the validity of arbitration agreements, over 10,800 cases were applications to revoke arbitration awards, and 75 cases involved applications for recognition...
According to the relevant notice of the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission, the CNIPA has adjusted the patent fee standard and fee reduction policy, which will take effect from August 6, 2024. The specific contents are as follows:1. Compensation fee for patent right term: when the patentee requests for compensation of patent right term, the fee standard is RMB 200 / piece; if the request meets the requirements after examination, the annual fee for patent right compensation shall be paid, RMB 8000 per year, and the part less than one ...