The Gavel

The duality of anti-trust law and Intellectual Property law is complicated and involves balancing competition and innovation. Exclusivity that is created by Intellectual Property in effect stimulates innovation, while anti-trust law secures the work by licensing and applying the...

It is that time of year and universities across China will begin assisting graduates with their Tripartite Agreements. What is a Tripartite Agreement? It is an agreement signed by the graduate, the employer and the university prior to...

2005 was the first year of the China digital payment’s era. Since then, digital payments in China have experienced a dramatic growth. A variety of payment methods, such as online payment, phone payment and mobile payment have sped up...

The wide and important field of food safety law has been recently explored, analysed, studied and explained all over the world. As a matter of fact, this particular branch of legislation is one of the few in which...

Despite a slowing economy, China’s express delivery industry grew steadily in 2015, while the year also saw courier services delivering to 70 percent of Chinese towns and villages, Xinhua News Agency reported. Along with the rapid development...

The Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Copyright Law) adopted on 7th September, 1990, was amended for the first time in 2001 and for the second time in 2010. Amendment to...

In October 2015, the Chinese government enacted a series of policies to simplify the business registration process. Previously, all newly established companies, including foreign enterprises (Whofe and JV), were required to obtain three basic licenses, including a business...