Using and disclosing personal information illegally in China can result in administrative penalties and criminal liability can be pursued. The Personal Information Protection Law (‘PIPL’), the Personal Information Security Specification (‘Specification’), and the Guide to Security Protection of Personal Information Online (‘Guide’) were adopted on 1 November 2021, 6 March 2020, and April 10, 2019,…
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Often foreign brands question whether to trademark register a Chinese name before launching in China. Semantically the Chinese language vastly differs from western languages. So some may view that translating their name to Chinese could be viewed as diluting the brand. Many foreign brands have trademark registered their Chinese translated name. Even when the Chinese…
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On March 17, 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China (the “Interpretation”) effective from March 20. The Interpretation clarifies several articles in the revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law (‘AUCL’) 2019. Overall, the Interpretation defines unfair competition three main…
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