Employment contract law - major changes to agency worker system *

China - March 25 2013
The law on hiring workers in China is set for a shake up with new legislation on agency staff coming into force this summer. Many foreign companies…

Co-authors: Le Rong.

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New priority examination procedures for invention patents *

China, United Kingdom - November 9 2012
China's State Intellectual Property Office has introduced a new priority examination procedure for certain types of invention patent applications in China.

Co-authors: Gordon Harris.

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Chinese court imposes criminal sanctions on copyist company executive *

China - November 9 2012
Picanol NV, a Belgium-based textile machinery manufacturer, has secured a victory in an intellectual property dispute with an unnamed Chinese textile machinery company (unnamed because the judgement is not public, only a news report has been released).

Co-authors: Gordon Harris.

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Taobao held jointly liable for trademark infringement *

China - November 9 2012
Taobao is a Chinese language website that provides a platform for businesses and individuals to sell products online in a similar way to Amazon.

Co-authors: Gordon Harris.

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Hermès counterfeiter imprisoned for life for producing low quality goods *

China - November 9 2012
The leader of a substantial counterfeiting operation, manufacturing imitation luxury brand Hermès handbags, was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chinese court.

Co-authors: Gordon Harris.

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