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Subject matter eligibility across US, Europe and China a devil’s triangle for trans-global specifications

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • China, European Union, USA
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  • May 31 2011

The United States continues to provide liberal eligibility for business and computer implemented processes, with no strict machine requirement

Draft State standard issued to deal with the use of personal information

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China
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  • April 4 2011

Reasonable use and effective protection of personal information has become a popular topic that has caught the attention of industry, individuals and the general public

China issues new GMP

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China
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  • March 7 2011

China's new drug GMP, entitled Drug Manufacturing Quality Management Standards (2010 revision) (the "New GMP") was issued as an order by the Minister of Health on 17 January 2011

Pharmaceutical companies should be aware of the possibility that injunctions for patent infringement may be denied following Wuhan Jingyuan v Fujikasui, Huayang

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China
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  • January 31 2011

Foreign pharmaceutical companies enforcing their patent rights in China may have more to worry about following the Chinese Supreme Court Decision in Wuhan Jingyuan v Fujikasui, Huayang, in December 2009

China’s proposal to regulate ebook industry

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China
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  • December 20 2010

On 9 October 2010, the General Administration of Press and Publication ("GAPP") announced a proposal for regulating the future development and governance of China's electronic-book ("ebook") industry

Real-name registration required for new mobile numbers in China

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China
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  • November 26 2010

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), on 1 September 2010, enforced a real name registration policy for new mobile number subscribers in China, which requires the mobile users to submit a copy of their identity cards when buying a SIM card

Settlement of legal battles between semiconductor foundries

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China, USA
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  • August 11 2010

SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), the largest chip foundry in China and TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation), the global leader of chip manufacturer reached a settlement of legal actions on 9 November 2009 to resolve all pending court litigations between the parties, including a patent infringement and trade secret lawsuit brought by TSMC in California and SMIC's appeal in Beijing regarding unfair competition

Trade mark use re-defined?

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China
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  • June 21 2010

China is often referred to as the factory for the world

World of Warcraft: stranded in a turf war between government regulators

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China
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  • May 10 2010

NetEase.com, the operator of the popular World of Warcraft online game franchise in China, has been caught in a turf war between two governmental regulators

The new Chinese patent law

  • Bird & Bird
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  • China
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  • October 16 2009

On 1 October 2009 a new patent law came into effect in China bringing fundamental changes to the pre-existing law, and moving Chinese practice on patent prosecution and litigation further into line with current practice in other major countries