Export controls and the unreliable-entity list: a screening guide for foreign buyers in China
The Regulation of the People's Republic of China on...Export controls and the unreliable-entity list: a screening guide for foreign buyers in China - Read more
On 21 September 2026 the People's Bank of China...Foreign Financial Institutions’ Roundtable and the Widening Use of Cross-border RMB: Shenzhen, Hetao and the Greater Bay Area - Read more
From 14 September 2026 the notice on multinational companies'...Foreign Banks Lead the Nationwide Rollout of MNC Cross-Border Cash Pools: First Deals Land in September 2026 - Read more
The State Council's Regulation on the Administration of Exit...China’s Exit and Entry Administration Regulation Takes Effect: Intermediary Filing and the Compliance Boundary - Read more
China's foreigner work permit has two routes: applying from...Applying for a Foreigner’s Work Permit Inside China: The Nine Statutory Situations and the A/B/C Talent Categories - Read more
The Provisions of the National Financial Regulatory Administration on...Serious Dishonesty Lists in Financial Regulation: The Rules Effective 1 October 2026 and What They Mean for Foreign Banks - Read more
On 18 September 2026, the State Council executive meeting...Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge Protection: What the September 2026 Draft Regulation Means for Foreign Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Companies - Read more
Hainan’s 30% value-added duty exemption after closure: where local processors still hit a wall
Hainan's island-wide closure operation formally began on 18 December...Hainan’s 30% value-added duty exemption after closure: where local processors still hit a wall - Read more
In early April 2026 China convened a National Services...Services Opening After the National Services Conference: Foreign-Invested Value-Added Telecom Pilots Reach 221 - Read more
Nanning’s Seven Measures for Foreign-Invested Enterprise Registration: Convenience Plus Compliance
Nanning's market regulation authority issued measures in September 2026...Nanning’s Seven Measures for Foreign-Invested Enterprise Registration: Convenience Plus Compliance - Read more
2026-08-28
A foreign applicant without a business domicile in China must appoint a legally established Chinese trademark agency; only foreign nationals habitually resident in China may file directly.在中国无营业场所的外国申请人须委托依法设立的中国商标代理机构；仅经常居所在中国的外籍人士可自行办理。China is first-to-file:...
2026-08-28
Under the Madrid System, a foreign brand with a Chinese base mark can file one international application designating many members, instead of filing separately in each jurisdiction. 依马德里体系，在中国拥有基础商标的外国品牌可提交一件国际申请指定多个成员，无需在各法域分别申请。The...
2026-08-28
Administrative complaints to local IP offices are the fastest and cheapest first strike against infringement. 向地方知识产权局行政投诉，是对侵权最快、成本最低的第一击。The 2027 Trademark Law extends cross-class well-known-mark protection to unregistered famous marks. ...
2026-08-28
China's Trademark Law has been fully revised for the first time since 1983, adopted on 26 June 2026 (Presidential Order No. 77) and effective 1 January 2027. 中国《商标法》自1983年施行以来首次全面修订，于2026年6月26日修订通过（主席令第七十七号），自2027年1月1日起施行。The...
2026-08-28
China Customs protects five types of IP at the border — trademarks, patents, copyright, Olympic marks, and World Expo marks — and a recordal with GACC is the prerequisite...
2026-08-28
Alongside courts, China runs a powerful administrative IP-protection track — administrative adjudication (行政裁决) and administrative enforcement — that is often faster and cheaper than litigation for foreign rights-holders. ...
2026-08-28
China recognises three patent types: invention (20-year term, substantive examination), utility model (10-year term, fast no-substantive-exam), and design (15-year term since the 2020 amendment). 中国承认三类专利：发明专利（20 年、实质审查）、实用新型（10 年、快速且不经实质审查）、外观设计（2020 年修正后延至...
2026-08-28
On 1 August 2026 China and Europe launched a bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot, while a separate PPH pilot between CNIPA and Indonesia's DGIP also took effect the...
2026-08-28
China's 2020 Patent Law reform introduced an *open licensing* system: a patentee may declare a patent openly licensable at a published royalty, and any party can obtain a licence...
2026-08-28
CNIPA Order No. 85, the new Measures for the Administration of Prioritized Patent Examination, was promulgated on 28 July 2026 and takes effect on 1 September 2026, repealing the...