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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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The UK High Court recently considered the application of section 117 of the Companies Act 2006 (“s.117”), which sets out the parameters for responding to a request by a member of a company to inspect the company’s register of members and the ability of a Company to refuse the request. The Court in this case dismissed an application to refuse the provision of a company’s register of members on the grounds that the company had failed to prove that the request had not been made for a “proper purpose”.
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英国高等法院最近审理了一起涉及2006年《公司法》第117条（“第117条”）适用性的案件。该条规定了回应公司股东请求检查公司股东名册的依据以及公司拒绝该请求的能力。本案中，法院驳回了某公司提出的一项拒绝提供公司股东名册的申请，理由是该公司未能证明提供公司股东名册的请求并非出于“适当目的”。…
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为解决国有企业管理制度不完备、体系不健全、机制不完善不到位的问题，清除这些问题对企业长期发展的质量和效益的影响，国务院国资委于今年6月发布《关于开展对标世界一流管理提升行动的通知》（以下简称“《通知》”）。针对国有重点企业，《通知》提出要把“提升合规经营能力”作为对标世界一流管理的重点任务之一，并强调对标提升行动的重要性和紧迫性。…
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There are several designation lists created by U.S. government agencies to prohibit or restrict certain economic or trade activities the U.S. deems to be adverse to U.S national security and foreign policy goals. These lists are created, maintained, and regulated by different U.S. government agencies and impose different requirements on those subject to them. They also impose different levels of enforcement mechanisms, with violations potentially being subject to both criminal and civil liability.
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近期，国家市场监督管理总局反垄断局（“反垄断局”）在其编制的《2019年反垄断规制和指南汇编》中，收录了《关于汽车业的反垄断指南》、《关于知识产权领域的反垄断指南》、《垄断案件经营者承诺指南》和《横向垄断协议案件宽大制度适用指南》）[1]。在我们团队的系列文章中，已经为大家分别针对《关于汽车业的反垄断指南》、《关于知识产权领域的反垄断指南》和《垄断案件经营者承诺指南》进行了重点解读。…
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根据《公司法》第147条的规定，董事、高管应当遵守法律、行政法规和公司章程，对公司负有忠实义务和勤勉义务。根据相关规定，上市公司在公司章程中通常会将前述“忠实义务”和“勤勉义务”进行具体细化规定。在实践中，上市公司的董事、高管出于各种原因，可能存在违法违规行为，并进而对上市公司造成不利影响。本文将结合相关法律规定和项目经验，就董事、高管违规行为可能对上市公司带来的影响略作分析，供分享交流。…
Continue Reading 上市公司合规实务丨董事、高管违规对上市公司有何影响？

上市公司“暗保”（未经董事会、股东大会决议而提供担保）严重损害股民的合法权益，成为监管部门和司法机关重点规范的对象。

即便在前“九民纪要”时代，在公司未经决议程序为他人担保被普遍认定有效的情况下，最高法院对上市公司为他人担保的效力仍然从严掌握，在多个案例中将是否履行决议程序作为认定担保合同效力的决定性因素。…
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