Lifang & Partners

A full-service PRC law firm

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#Arbitration is one of the main alternatives to #litigation in #China. It can be fast, #confidential, and be heard by a highly #specialised panel. However, the decision to arbitrate must be carefully taken because it is not always the right one. #ADR #Law #DisputeResolution

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#China #Law #IP #IntellectualProperty #Cybersecurity #Antitrust #CompetitionLaw

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Some #trademark #agents are #naughty. They abuse their position to take advantage of unsuspecting #businesses by #malicious|y #squatting on #famous #brands. This happens less frequently than in the past and if it does occur, a third party is often used as a #proxy. #China #IP #TM

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#Labour #relationships can be tricky to manage. In #China, #employers are obliged to pay #employees #compensation upon the #termination of #labor #contracts. The precise figure is subject to #calculations that are prescribed by #law. #EmploymentLaw #Severance #Compliance

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#ArtificialIntelligence (#AI) is a developing #technology that will either #augment or #replace #humans in many roles. This is either a #goldenopportunity or a #tragedy affected by the #pacingproblem and #longterm issues need to be considered. #Machinelearning #Deeplearning

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In #China, "#Priorart referred to in... #Law... [as] #technologies well known in the #public #domain in China or overseas prior to the filing date" of a relevant #patent. #Prior #art is often located in the form of #documents, #patents, #books, #manuals, and other things.

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Recently, some of our #team wrote about #prosecuting #counterfeiters by #trademark #owners in #China (https://t.co/SE8oZkB8vE). Today, we talk more generally about #IntellectualProperty #Infringement #crime including #Patents, #Copyright, aand #TradeSecrets. #IPR #IP #Law

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https://t.co/DNzLaUmStX An article about privately prosecuting trademark counterfeiters in China by some of our team.

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https://t.co/lr6oyFpws7 <<< Click on the link to read the #Lifang & Partners Weekly #News, a collection of #legal news articles from #China and the rest of the #world covering #IP, #Competition #Law & #Cybersecurity issues.

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#Keywords used in #searchengineoptimization can help #consumers find #websites. They can also help #infringers redirect #site #traffic away from #trademark owners. Thankfully, the #Chinese #courts are willing to step in to protect #brand owners. #Law #China #IP #BrandProtection

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The #judgments of one place cannot always be #enforced in another. Fortunately, as parts of #China, there are arrangments for the #enforcement of #civil and #commercial #Mainland judgments in #HongKong and vice-versa so long as the #jurisdiction #clauses are drafted right. #Law

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#Contracts often include #terms for #problems that #parties might encounter. Some terms deal with #forcemajeure. Different #jurisdictions treat the concept differently and today, we briefly consider the position in #China. #Law #Legal #Litigation

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Once obtained, #patents must be maintained. A recurring #maintenance task is #payment of annual #fees for the term of the #patent. In #China, a failure to pay the annual fee can lead to the early #termination of a patent. #IP #IntellectualProperty #Law #Legal #PatentProsecution

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#Courts around the #world claim #jurisdiction in cases that might not at first glance involve their territory. A deeper look can reveal other less direct connections, such as #property #ownership, #consequences, or other things. Now, we consider how #Chinese #law deals with this.

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https://t.co/nmDFoDG3Cc SPECIAL #TRADEMARK EDITION: We have been working with the @INTA to provide #brandowners with #legal updates and information about #trademark protection in #China. Also, let us know if you will be attending #INTA2021. #IP #Law

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Some things can't be published in #China. So for those that want to #publish things in China, it's perhaps useful to have a list of #taboos in advance. #Law #Publishing #Censorship #Copyright #Licensing #Distribution #IP

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#Patent #attorneys must do #technicalanalysis. This requires much #knowledge and #skill. Within our patent team, we have #people with #qualifications in #semiconductors, #telecommunications, #engineering, #chemicals, #lifesciences, #materialsciences, other fields, and #law.

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#Technology is pervasive in modern life and much of it is protected as #intellectualproperty. Because of the #monopoly #rights granted to #IP owners, #licensing #agreements must be reached before #technology can be used by implementers. Some #licensors abuse their powers.

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https://t.co/pi85sK9zOX 2021年6月1日，《专利法修正案（2020）》开始实施，此为《专利法》第四次修改，对于我国加强知识产权保护，提高自主创新能力，推进与国际接轨起到了重要促进作用。

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Many #businesses globally have experienced problems since the start of the pandemic. This has led to #bankruptcies that either lead to closures or #corporate #restructuring. #Bankruptcy #administrators #manage the #process in #China for the benefit of relevant #stakeholders.