Recently the revised version of the Administrative Measures for the Licensing of Telecommunication Business Operation (Draft) (“the Draft”) was published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) for public comments.

Article 3 is new in the Draft, which provides that China will establish an integrated management platform for the telecommunication industry, to promote

Recently the Office of State Commercial Cryptography Administration (OSCCA) released the Cryptography Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft for Public Comments) (“the Draft”). Highlights of the Draft are as follows:

  • Article 11 sets forth that commercial encryption products that are sold or used in business activities, as well as the provision of commercial

China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and China Communications Standardization Association (CCSA) held 2017 Big Data Industry Summit on March 28 and 29 instructed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of PRC.

During the summit experts reported on big data sharing, open and protection and other issues. “Big Data Industry Development

China’s NPC passed the General Provisions of the Civil Code on March. Highlights are as follows:

  • Article on personal information protection: There is a new article in the draft which provides legal protection on personal information stating that any organization or individual shall ensure that the collection of personal information should be in accordance with

The 6th Interdepartmental Ministerial Meeting on Promoting the Use of Copyrighted Software was held at the end of February. The routine annual meeting summarized the achievements in 2016 and passed the 2017 work plan. It was stated at the meeting that basically all central SOEs, medium and large financial institutions, press and publishing companies are

As the first implementing rules for the Cybersecurity Law, the Draft Measures define the framework for the Chinese cybersecurity review system, which may impose significant influence on entities’ digital assets and future IT solutions. Related entities are suggested to closely monitor its development.

On Saturday, February 4, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC, also translated

 Authored by Mr. He Jing (hejing@anjielaw.com) and Ms. Lyu Pei (lvpei@anjielaw.com) at Anjie Law Firm

Precis: Ground-breaking decisions have made merchandising rights a useful tool in the battle against bad-faith trademarks

Many rights holders have had frustrating experiences when it comes to fighting bad-faith trademark squatters in China. However, several recent cases have