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In 2010 the China authorities promulgated important rules that changed or will change major aspects of representative offices (ROs) of non-China-based entities
With promulgation of the National Intellectual Property Strategy Compendium in June 2008 and advocacy of the indigenous innovation policy, China has strengthened efforts in IP protection by amending existing patent, copyright and trademark laws and customs IP protection regulations; establishing more detailed implementation regulations; and boosting administrative and judicial enforcement for IP-related cases
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Application of Laws on Foreign-Related Civil Relations (the Law) was adopted at the 17th session of the Eleventh Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on 28 October 2010 and will go into effect on 1 April 2011
The Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security and the Ministry of Justice jointly promulgated the Rules on Service Issues Regarding Exclusion of Illegally Obtained Evidence in Criminal Cases on June 24, 2010 (the Rules
More than two years after the promulgation of the PRC Partnership Enterprise Law (the Partnership Law) in June 2007, the State Council released the long-anticipated Administrative Measures on the Establishment of Partnership Enterprises by Foreign Enterprises (FIP Measures) on December 2, 2009
On January 15, 2009 the State Council approved Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) proposals on several policies supporting the development of China’s outsourcing services industry
