Legal-Express

On April 9, 2021, NCAC and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the Notice on Standardization of the Order of the Copyright Market in the Karaoke Industry. The Notice encases the improvement of the collective management system of copyright, promotes the healthy order of the karaoke industry, safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of the right holders and optimizes the working mechanisms.

China promulgates the theme of the 13th IP Publicity Week “Strengthening IPR Protection and New Development Paradigm Building”. Set out to take place between April 20 to 26, 2021, the event focuses on elevating public awareness on IPR protection and advocates the new development paradigm.

At the 2021 Malanshan Copyright Protection and Innovation Forum, ten Chinese content providers signed an agreement pledging to elevate copyright protection online. The rendezvous included top tier companies such as Youku, Kuaishou, Mango TV and iQiyi. Furthermore, topics such as the latest trends in copyright protection mechanisms, digital creativity and best practices in China were highlighted during the two-day forum.

On April 1, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) unveiled the its five-year Work Plan. The Work Plan sets out IP-related legislative items among others: Regulations on the Protection of Trade Secrets; Regulations of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, Trade secret protection regulations, Measures for the protection of official signs, Measures for the administration of trademark agents, Well-known trademark recognition and protection provisions, and Collective trademarks, certification of trademark registration and management measures.

The Measures for Regulating Patent Applications (hereinafter referred to as "The Measures") were issued by the State Intellectual Property Office in order to combat and curb all types of irregular patent applications. On March 31,2021 the Interpretation of the Measures were promulgated by the CNIPA. The Interpretation envelopes the 8 articles laid down in the Measures:The formulation of the Measures; Definition of irregular patent applications; The examination procedures for irregular patent applications; Legal remedies; and other measures dealing with irregular patent application.

On January 21, 2021, Beijing O. E. Law Firm was invited by the Legal Advisory Committee of BOCF to provide legal advice on administrative litigation disputes between an overseas Chinese company and a well-known Internet company on trademark invalidation. The meeting was held online .
In response to the specific circumstances of the case, our lawyer Yan Haiyan provided a series of professional consultations and targeted suggestions to the overseas Chinese company, and conducted in-depth exchanges with the company on the case, which was highly appreciated by the company’chairman and the Legal Advisory Committee of BOCF.

The Supreme People's Court's Decision on amending 29 commercial judicial interpretations such as the“Reply of the Supreme People's Court on Whether the State-owned Land-use Rights Assigned by Bankrupt Enterprises Should Be Listed in Bankruptcy Assets”, etc. has come into effect on January 1, 2020.
In the Decision, Articles 5, 6, 7, and 9 are about amending the content of the "Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the "Company Law of the People's Republic of China" (2) (3) (4) (5).
The amendments include: according to the newly revised "Company Law" in 2018 and the new implementation of the "Civil Code" in January 2020, the corresponding provisions have been revised.

The Supreme People's Court's Decision on amending 29 commercial judicial interpretations such as the“Reply of the Supreme People's Court on Whether the State-owned Land-use Rights Assigned by Bankrupt Enterprises Should Be Listed in Bankruptcy Assets”, etc. has come into effect on January 1, 2020.
In the Decision, Articles 5, 6, 7, and 9 are about amending the content of the "Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the "Company Law of the People's Republic of China" (2) (3) (4) (5).
The amendments include: according to the newly revised "Company Law" in 2018 and the new implementation of the "Civil Code" in January 2020, the corresponding provisions have been revised.