Authored by Dr. Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) and Song Ying (songying@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
In December 2015, Chinese Antirust Agnecy, the Hubei Administration for Industry and Commerce (“Hubei AIC”), disclosed its punishment on 12 insurance companies for signing illegal coinsurance agreements. In this case, Chinese antitrust agency considered a coinsurance for…
Authored by Dr. Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) and Song Ying (songying@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
Introduction
Yunnan Yingding Bio-energy Co., Ltd. (“Yingding”) is an abio-energy manufacturer. In the last years, Yingding claimed that Sinopec and the Yunnan branch of Sinopec’s (“Sinopec Yunnan Branch”) trading company had abused their market dominant position by…
Authored by Dr. Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) and Song Ying (songying@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
In recent years, the term "standard essential patent" ("SEP") may have been a buzzword in the circle of anti-monopoly research in China. As the issue on SEPs relates to the application boundary of the anti-monopoly law, the balance…
Authored by Dr. Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) and Song Ying (songying@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
I. Legislation
A. Legislation Tendency Highlight
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Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) and Bai Chen (baichen@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
Introduction
China’s Guangdong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce (“Guangdong AIC”) fined local trade association Guangzhou Panyu Animation and Game Association (“GAGA”) RMB 100,000 for alleged monopolistic conduct, according to a penalty decision posted…
Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
Introduction
On 27 November 2015, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) granted clearance to the proposed acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (“Freescale”) by NXP Semiconductors N.V. (“NXP”). This is the second conditional clearance case in the 2015 merger review.
NXP is a global semiconductor firm …
Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) and Bai Chen (baichen@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
Background
On 29 September 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) issued four penalty decisions on parties involved in four merger cases that failed to fulfill their notification obligations under the Anti-Monopoly Law …
Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
Background
On October 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") announced the first conditionally approved merger review case in 2015, namely the case of Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent’s equities. It is the second time that Nokia has become the protagonist in a MOFCOM merger …
Authored by Dr. Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com), Ms. Song Ying(songying@anjielaw.com), and Feng Siduo (fengsiduo@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
On 19 October 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of the P.R.C (“MOFCOM”) conditionally cleared Nokia Oyi’s (“Nokia”) acquisition of Alcatel Lucent (“Alcatel”) with four behavioral remedies focusing on maintaining fair …
Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) and Sun Sihui (sunsihui@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
Background
For the last two years, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has exercised its law enforcement powers in a rather smooth and steady manner. SAIC’s steady hand contrasts starkly with the National Development and Reform Commission …
