In September and October 2013, the Chinese President Xi Jinping had brought up two strategic initiatives which are jointly known as the “One Belt One Road” Initiative[1] (OBOR), respectively the New Silk Road Economic Road (SREB) and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR). These two projects are considered a re-establishment of the historical trade …
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Chinese investments fund based in London will trigger EU AIFM Directive
A 500 million pounds investment into a London-based fund had been announced by the Chinese company Cocoon Networks at a Beijing-London Tech Venture Forum held on the 19th of January 2016. Two big private equity companies were behind this, namely China Equity Group and Hanxin Capital. This fund is to be expected in place in …
Joint Ventures in China
In the last decades there is a stronger cooperation between China and The European Union at the governmental level (e.g. negotiations for an EU-China investment agreement or China’s one Belt One Road policy), leading to a better environment and more business opportunities for European business and investors. Setting up a joint venture (JV) with a Chinese …
Bad-faith Trademark Registration in China
For international companies that wish to bring their products to the Chinese market or manufacture their products in China, appropriate protection of trademarks is very important to avoid the risk of trademarks being misused or infringed by someone else. However, European businesses using trademarks written in Latin characters, do not immediately have sufficient protection for their trademarks written …
China’s new Foreign Direct Investment Policy – Investing in China
When a foreign investor is contemplating to invest in China, the first thing he has to put in mind is in which industry he is going to invest. In general, it is always wise to tailor your business plan to Chinese economic policy (e.g. five year plan). Specifically, you will have to pay attention to …
IPR Enforcement in China
Perhaps no investment opportunities have captured the attention from investors all over the world recent years more than that of investing in China. This is even more true for European investors since China and the EU are currently engaging in a tough bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiation. A conservative estimate by the European Commission suggests …
Judicial Interpretation on the China’s Establishment of the Specialized IPR Courts
On 3 November 2014, China’s Supreme Court issued a judicial interpretation on the establishment of three specialized IPR courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. According to the deputy chief judge of the intellectual property tribunal under the Supreme Court, the IPR court in Beijing will start to operate before 10 November 2014 and the other …
China’s Decision on Establishing IPR Specialized Courts
On August 31, 2014, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China issued the Decision on the Establishment of Intellectual Property Rights Courts (IPR Courts) in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/31/c_133609565.htm). According to the Press Conference of the Higher People’s Court of Beijing, the Beijing specialized IP Court plans to be fully established …