2019年底，最高人民法院就知名白酒品牌“江小白”商标无效宣告行政纠纷案作出再审判决。金杜助力重庆江小白酒业有限公司（“江小白公司”）扭转二审不利局势，获得再审胜诉。
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Securing Electronic Data Evidence in IP Cases under the New Evidence Provisions
The New Evidence Provisions has 89 amended or new provisions, and one of its significant improvements is the rules of electronic data. This note will provide an overview on the new rules related to electronic data evidence, alternatives of securing electronic data under the New Evidence Provisions, and our recommendations.
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从证据新规看电子数据证据在诉讼中的应用
2019年12月发布的《最高人民法院关于民事诉讼证据的若干规定》则总结了实践中电子数据证据的审查经验，与时俱进，对电子数据证据进行了细化规定，为利用电子数据证据公平高效查明事实提供了指导。
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设置自动电子邮件签名时，应当明智地选择措辞
2019年9月，曼彻斯特郡法院（“MCC”）审理了某个通过电子邮件对土地出售条款进行谈判的案件，其判决结果发人深省。该案的关键问题在于，根据《1989年财产法（其他规定）》（“LPMPA”，下称“财产法”），自动生成的电子邮件签名栏能否构成土地转让文件中的有效签名。财产法第2条规定，合同必须：
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Choose your words wisely when you have an Automatic Email Signature
Article written by Barri Mendelsohn, Jenny Wilcock, Cassandra Ditzel and Daniel Jones
Neocleous & Anor v Rees [2019] EWHC 2462 (Ch)
A cautionary tale of negotiating terms for the sale of land by email unfolded in the Manchester County Court (“MCC”) in September 2019. The key question being whether an automatically generated email footer was capable of constituting a valid signature on a document for the purposes of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (“LPMPA”) in a transfer of land. Section 2 of the LPMPA sets out the requirements that a contract must:
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The Full English：Looking back at the top eight cases of 2019 in the UK
Looking back at the top eight cases of 2019 in the UK
Last year was an interesting year in the UK Courts for businesses and corporate/commercial lawyers alike. Whilst we do not intend to provide you with an exhaustive list of all UK Court decisions, we have selected 9 key cases heard which are both thought-provoking and relevant to those who are not as close to the UK legal system and which could potentially affect you or your clients’ business. Some of the key findings are set out in the summaries below:
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2019英国案例面面观 | 2019年英国八个经典案例回顾
对于企业和公司/商事律师而言，英国法院去年发生了许多趣事。我们不会面面俱到地英国法院做出的所有判决，而是精选了9个重大经典案例，这些案例既发人深省，又与那些不那么熟悉英国法律体系的人相关，而且可能会影响您或您客户的业务。以下简要介绍了几项重大判决：
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Insolvency & Insolvency Procedures in the UK – Revisit
Written by Lequn Su (Joe) Rosanna Munoz-Britton
With COVID-19 causing ever increasing financial uncertainty around the globe, we thought it an apt time to provide you with a summary of the various corporate insolvency procedures in the UK applicable to companies facing financial difficulties. Taking each in turn, we will discuss administration, administrative receivership, company voluntary arrangements, schemes of arrangement and liquidation. We will also touch briefly on directors’ duties, rules relating to asset distribution on insolvency and transactions that may be set aside on insolvency or ‘reviewable’ transactions.
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看看热闹和门道 – 3.255亿反垄断罚单是怎么来的？
作者：刘成 李雨濛
就在昨天（2020年4月14日），国家市场监督管理总局（“市监总局”）重罚了三家山东原料药经销企业的反垄断行为。
简单来说，市监总局调查认定，三家企业在2015-2017年期间，控制了注射用葡萄糖酸钙原料药销售市场，取得在该市场上的市场支配地位。同时，三家企业（1）以不公平的高价向下游制剂生产企业销售商品；（2）强制要求制剂生产企业将生产出的葡萄糖酸钙注射液回售或按其指令销售，控制了葡萄糖酸钙注射液市场，造成葡萄糖酸钙注射液价格明显上涨，供应紧张。
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英国高等法院:贷款人在根据贷款协议行使自由裁量权时，不受善意行事的广泛义务约束
作者：苏乐群(Joe) Rosanna Munoz-Britton
Morley（商业名称 Morley Estates）诉苏格兰皇家银行 [2020] EWHC 88 (Ch)
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在最近Morley（商业名称 Morley Estates）诉苏格兰皇家银行 [2020] EWHC 88 (Ch) 一案中，英国高等法院对贷款人在根据贷款协议行使自由裁量权时，是否受诚信义务的约束作出了裁定。
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