China
The Australian side, in particular, can benefit by capitalising on its independent status to bring in more work from Western countries while still working with its former Chinese partner
King & Wood Mallesons will break into two entities, 14 years after a merger between a Chinese and an Australian firm created the combined outfit
Xia Zheng, founder of AFD China, discusses balancing legal work with BD, new approaches to complex challenges, and the dangers of ‘over-optimism’
Stephen Yang joins us for our ‘Five minutes with’ series to explain why his role requires him to wear many hats
Recently published Special Focus articles
Recently published Special Focus articles
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Sponsored by Liu, Shen & AssociatesThe global COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the world in various ways. One of the lessons we have learnt from this traumatic period is that while people always tried to find value in cooperation rather than in rivalry, cooperation could be more fragile than expected, especially in a multilateral scenario. -
Sponsored by CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law OfficeDeqiang Zhu of CCPIT examines the different defences available in a patent infringement claim, including the invalidity defence, the non-infringement defence and the prior art defence
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Sponsored by DEQI Intellectual Property Law CorporationYanling Zhou of Deqi provides an insight into the evaluation report system for patents, used in proceedings relating to utility models and designs
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Sponsored by Jadong IP Law FirmRebecca Liu and Yunze Lian of Jadong IP Law Firm examine the different aspects involved in the protection of well-known trademarks including the time limit for handling such cases and penalties for infringement
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Sponsored by Liu, Shen & AssociatesRan Wang and Guanyang Yao of Liu Shen & Associates analyse the different evidence rules relating to IP litigation, including evidence deadlines, evidence required for damages and evidence for reasonable costs
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Sponsored by Panawell & PartnersPaula Pei of Panawell discusses the need to register a Chinese language mark, the different ways to choose a Chinese language mark and the challenges businesses may face when registering such marks
