On 18 August 2021, the Supreme People’s Court of the P.R.C. issued the “Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft for Comments)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Draft for Comments”) for public review and opinions. The Draft for Comments represents the Supreme Court’s first move of making comprehensive amendment[1] of the “Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues on the Application of Law in Hearing Civil Cases Regarding Unfair Competition” (hereinafter referred to as the “2007 Judicial Interpretation of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law” or “2007 Interpretation”), which has been in effect since 2007. The Draft for Comments accommodates the 2017 and 2019 amendments of “Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People’s Republic of China” (hereinafter referred to as the “Anti-Unfair Competition Law”) and reflects on and summarizes the relevant rules in judicial practice over the past few years.
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《中华人民共和国反不正当竞争法司法解释》征求意见稿修订要点
2021年8月18日，中华人民共和国最高人民法院发布了《最高人民法院关于适用〈中华人民共和国反不正当竞争法〉若干问题的解释（征求意见稿）》（“征求意见稿”），向社会公开征求意见。该司法解释将是最高院对2007年起施行的《最高人民法院关于审理不正当竞争民事案件应用法律若干问题的解释》（“原《反法司法解释》”）的首次全面修订[1]，一方面为适应《中华人民共和国反不正当竞争法》（“反法”）2017年和2019年的两次修改，另一方面则是对近年来司法实践相关裁判规则的反思与总结。
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A Dialectical Method Of Balancing Customs Supervision And Tax Supervision On Price Of Imports – Twelve Key Questions
Written by: Ye Bill, Sun Xing, Yu Yue, Jin Baihe, Ding Ying
KWM Compliance & Regulatory Group
While large-scale special administrative inspection on royalty payments had not been completed, the PRC customs (“the Customs”) launched a new round of investigation early this year, with an increasing focus on the effects of special relations between buyers and sellers (“Special Relation”) on the determination of dutiable value of imports. The transfer pricing investigation pays close attention to luxury, medicine and mechanical equipment industries. Up to now, many enterprises have received oral or written notices from the Customs requesting explanations on whether and how Special Relation would impact their import price.
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2020年度特許復審・無効十大審判事件（機械関連）紹介
2021年4月26日に国家知識産権局から公示された2020年度特許復審・無効十大審判事件のうち、機械分野に関わる事件が三件ある。これらの事件は、社会的影響が大きく、焦点となる問題が典型的であることから、十大事件として選出されており、これらの具体的な事件における国家知識産権局復審・無効審理部の判断は、将来の実体審査及び審判に対して大きな影響を与えるものと考えられる。とりわけ、類似の事件においてそれを援用・活用することもできると思われる。ここでは、これら三つの事件の経緯及びその典型的意義を簡単に紹介する。
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Introduction to 2020 Top Ten Patent Reexamination/Invalidation Cases (Mechanical)
In the top ten patent reexamination & invalidation cases of 2020 announced by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), three are related to mechanical technologies. According to the CNIPA, these cases were selected for their guiding value in certain topics typical for patent examination, as well as the considerable social attention focused on them. The opinions reflected in the Decisions of these cases would undoubtedly impose great influence on the practices of both substantial examination and invalidation, and can be cited as supporting reference or evidence to benefit similar cases. Therefore, we summarize below the case brief and typical significance of these cases.
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2020年度专利复审·无效十大案件介绍（机械案件）
在今年国家知识产权局4月26日发布的2020年度专利复审·无效十大案件中，有三件是机械领域的专利无效案件。这些案件因其社会影响较大、焦点问题具有典型性而入选十大案，国家知识产权局复审和无效审理部在这些具体案件中的认定对于未来的专利实体审查和无效审判会有较大影响，在类似案件中也可援引和活用。我们在此对这些案件及其典型意义进行简要介绍。
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最高人民法院は、権利確認手続きにおいて他の請求項の技術的特徴を加える補正が行われた場合、権利侵害訴訟の損害賠償の減額を酌量することができると認定した
2021年4月に開示された最高人民法院による終審判決では、社会大衆の信頼利益と専利権保護とのバランスに基づいて、専利権者が専利権確認手続きにおいて他の請求項の技術的特徴を加える方式により専利権侵害訴訟手続きで主張された請求項を補正した場合、法院は、請求項補正前の権利侵害行為による損害賠償の減額を酌量することができると認定された。そのため、権利確認手続きにおいて、他の請求項の技術的特徴を加える補正を慎重に行うべきである。
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The SPC’s Precedent Shows that the Amendment to Patent Claims during Invalidation Proceedings by Adding Technical Features of other Claims May Reduce the Damages Awarded in Infringement Proceedings
The Supreme People’s Court published a final decision in April, in which the court holds that the court may reduce the damages awarded in the infringement proceeding for the infringing acts taking place before the amendment made to the asserted patent claim, provided that the claim is amended by adding technical features from other claims during the invalidation proceedings, considering the balancing between the public interests and protection for patents. Therefore, it is recommended that the patentee shall be prudent when considering to amend a patent claim by adding features from other claims during the invalidation proceedings.
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最高法认为在确权程序中通过增加其他权利要求的特征的方式对专利权利要求进行修改的，可以酌减侵权诉讼中的损害赔偿数额
最高人民法院在4月公布的一份终审判决中认为，基于公众信赖利益和专利权保护之间的平衡，如果专利权人在专利确权程序中以通过增加其他权利要求的技术特征的方式修改了专利侵权诉讼程序所主张的权利要求，法院可以酌减权利要求修改前的侵权行为所导致的损害赔偿数额。因此，在确权程序中，如果专利权人想要以通过增加其他权利要求的技术特征的方式修改专利权利要求，应当更加谨慎。
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液化天然气（LNG）系列之 中长期购销协议的定价以及价格回顾机制
作者：范多凌 俞黎芳 金杜律师事务所公司业务部
在亚太地区，液化天然气（Liquefied Natural Gas，“LNG”）占据突出的贸易地位，中国目前是亚洲LNG进口量最大的国家之一。受“碳达峰、碳中和”目标引导下的中国能源结构转型的大力推动，中国在“十四五”期间将维持LNG市场增速。大型国际油气公司在清洁能源转型的过程中也将扩大LNG投资规模作为其重要的转型步骤之一。因此，LNG全球贸易将在能源发展中扮演日益重要的角色。本文将着重探讨在法律和商业维度的谈判过程中LNG中长期购销协议（“中长协”）的定价以及价格回顾（Price Review）机制。
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