Mon, 17 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, Hangzhou Internet Court ruled in a recent case that a short video demo can be copyrighted as work created by similar film-making methods.
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Thu, 13 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
As of 31 Mar. 2021, Shenzhen had received 260 personal bankruptcy applications for the first month of the Regulation's implementation, among which eight were accepted with priority.
Wed, 12 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Suzhou International Commercial Court (SUICC) became China's first international commercial court established by a local court.
Tue, 11 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, Beijing High People's Court issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Whole Process of Litigation Enforcement and Serving the Marketization and the Law-based Internationalized Business Environment", addressing the role of AI, 5G, block-chain in intelligent courts.
Mon, 10 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation imposed an administrative penalty on Alibaba Group for its abuse of market dominance in China's services market involving online retail platforms.
Thu, 06 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, China issued the Opinions on Supporting the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port to Relax Certain Special Measures for Market Access (关于支持海南自由贸易港建设放宽市场准入若干特别措施的意见) to relax market access in fields such as health and finance.
Wed, 05 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The Interim Measures for the State-owned Assets Management of Cultural Relics Resources was issued in March.
Tue, 04 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2021, the Intellectual Property Office of Hainan Province issued the proposed Regulations on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Hainan Free Trade Port (Draft for Public Comments).
Mon, 03 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's second financial court, the Beijing Financial Court was officially established in March 2021, following the SPC's Provisions on the Jurisdiction of the Beijing Financial Court over Cases, and Beijing High People's Court's Guidelines.
Sun, 02 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Among the ten typical cases(2020), one was public interest litigation, which marks the largest punitive damages awarded nationwide.