Recently, the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Intellectual Property (“IP Guidelines”) was published in the Collection of Antitrust Regulations and Guidelines in 2019 released by the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”).  Previously, the National Development & Reform Committee (“NDRC”), Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), State Administration of Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) and the State Intellectual Property Office were designated by the Anti-Monopoly Committee of the State Council (“AMC”) to prepare drafts of the anti-monopoly guidelines on the abuse of intellectual property.  In February 2017, the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on the Abuse of Intellectual Property (Draft for Comments) (“Draft for Comments”) was completed based upon the aforementioned four drafts and was issued for public comment.  On January 4, 2019, with the approval of the AMC, the IP Guidelines was officially promulgated.…
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