Five important changes to the revised draft Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China (‘Draft’). Issued on 13 January 2023 by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (‘CNIPA’), the amended draft Trademark Law strengthens trademark protection. Specifically, addressing trademark squatting and well-known trademarks. In China, trademarks are registered according to the ‘first to file’…
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Shareholders may wish to amend the share structure of their subsidiary in China for several reasons by share transfer. Shareholder share rights 股权 (Guquán) can be transferred to shareholders in whole or in part. Under the Company Law, transferring share rights to a third party shall be approved by the majority of shareholders. Below, we…
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Besides annual leave and sick leave, there several other types of employee leave provisioned under the Labour Law. For compliance and consistency, we explain the employee leave basics below. Statutory Paid Annual Leave Employees who have worked for one full year or more are entitled to statutory annual leave with pay. The duration of leave…
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