Chinese Courts and Rulings
Total 60 Posts
Chinese IP Courts Defend Foreign Trademarks
China's intellectual property (IP) courts recently ruled in several cases that Chinese companies infringed foreign companies' trademarks or engaged in unfair competition. The foreign trademarks involved include German brand Wilo, Dutch company Atlas Copco, and Japanese company NOK. In one case, the IP Court agreed with the
Chinese Market Regulator Announces Antitrust Investigation on Largest Online Academic Database CNKI
On May 13, China's State Administration for Market Regulation announced that it will start an antitrust investigation of CNKI, an online database for papers and journal articles. CNKI has been in controversies in recent years for overpricing, refusing to provide service, and copyright infringement.
Law Journal Article Looks at Concurrent Proceedings under Chinese BITs and Domestic Courts
A recent article in the ICSID Review examines a German investment in China, and how a government expropriation was challenged in domestic courts and before an international tribunal.
China Lifts Ten-Month Import Ban on Cattle from Laos
China's Customs recently announced that it will lift a 2021 ban on cattle and related products from Laos, effectively immediately.
China Suspends Sheep, Goat Imports from Mongolia Due to Disease Outbreak
China's Customs recently announced that it would start suspending sheep, goat and related products from Mongolia.
Chinese Media Reports on Railway Data Leakage Case
Chinese state media recently reported on a data leakage case related to a high-speed rail operation involving a foreign company that has foreign government ties.
China's SPC Issues Typical Cases related to BRI
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) recently issued the third batch of typical cases related to the development of the Belt and Road Initiative. According to the SPC, the issuance of typical cases will "give full play to the exemplary role of various typical cases of
