与中国很多的法律法规的出台相似，2009年2月出台的《食品安全法》从一开始即承载着特定的背景和期望。2008年三聚氰胺事件给中国食品监管体系敲响了警钟，作为众多措施之一，《食品安全法》在事件发生后半年内迅速出台。实施了近四年后，食品安全法于2014年进入全面修订。历经三次审议，全国人大常委于今年4月24日颁布了新修订的《食品安全法》。如此短时间内对一部上位法律进行重大修订，反映了中国复杂食品安全状况，也凸显了中央政府强化食品监管的强烈意志。
作为食品安全领域的上位法，《食品安全法》全局性统领食品监管法律体系。对于该领域的各个主体，包括监管机构、中介机构、市场主体（包括食品生产者、销售方、运输方、和其他食品相关方），新法都将带来重大的影响。
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By Sun Mingfei and Gui Hongxia King&Wood Mallesons’ Dispute Resolution Group
Often the first battle that parties face in an intellectual property infringement dispute is determining which court has jurisdiction to hear the dispute. For many reasons, the plaintiff will usually wish to initiate proceedings at the court where the plaintiff has its domicile or at a court relatively experienced in intellectual property disputes. A plaintiff will generally try to avoid initiating proceedings at the court where the defendant has its domicile. When determining jurisdiction, the parties and the court should seek to determine the places with the most significant connection to the dispute. Apart from where the defendant has its domicile, the other place that will have a connection with the dispute will be the place of infringement. In an online environment, there have been many cases that have considered whether the place of receipt in an online transaction can be considered as the place of infringement. However, no uniform understanding has yet been reached in judicial practice. As a result, there have been a large number of jurisdictional challenges.
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By Li Zhongsheng King&Wood Mallesons’ Intellectual Property Group
1.Introduction
More than 30 years have passed since China took a substantial leap forward in the judicial protection of intellectual property (IP); opening up policy and updating trial practice.
After joining the WTO, the IP legislative department was widely regarded as the most internationalized department in the Chinese legal system with regular changes made to its laws and judicial interpretations (including the Patent Law, the Trademark Law, the Copyright Law and the Law against Unfair Competition).
Looking at these legislative changes now, there are several principles that stand out:
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一、引言
改革开放三十多年来，中国知识产权审判取得巨大进步。从立法方面看，中国多次修改和完善专利法、商标法、著作权法、反不正当竞争法等法律和司法解释。尤其是加入WTO以后的十几年里，知识产权立法是中国法律体系中与国际接轨程度最高的法律部门之一。知识产权立法和修改，充分体现以下原则：第一，维护知识产权权利人利益与维护公众利益的统一。着力兼顾智力创造者、商业利用者和社会公众的利益，协调好激励创新、促进发展和保障智权的关系。第二，适应国际立法趋势与立足本国国情的统一。既向有较多积累的国家学习，又准确定位中国经济社会发展阶段和实际水平，强化区别情况和宽严适度观念，在知识产权司法保护中注重根据不同知识产权的属性和特点，符合不同知识产权的功能和保护需求，使知识产权司法保护更加适应中国所处的国际国内环境，符合经济社会发展的阶段性特征，符合文化发展和科技创新的要求。第三，维持法律稳定性与提高法律适应性的统一。保持法律的稳定性，保证公众参与法律实践的预期和维护法律自身的权威，同时及时兴利除弊，推动立法进步。
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By Lin Jiuchu Zhang Jiaqi King&Wood Mallesons’ Intellectual Property Group
Case review
Teletubbies is a TV program jointly created by DHX Worldwide Limited and a subsidiary corporation of BBC for children. It was broadcasted by BBC between 1997 and 2001 and became very popular nationwide. Ever since its debut, Teletubbies TV program has gained huge business success and numerous rewards and was broadcasted by 35 media in 120 countries. CCTV also introduced it into China and began to broadcast it on February 11, 2002, since when it was adored and watched by a large number of Chinese children and parents. Apart from the TV program, its correlative CDs, books, stuffed toys and clothes were also very popular. As the name of a famous TV program and cartoon characters, Teletubbies was widely known in China in a very short time.
Continue Reading Legitimate rights of the specific name of famous services, TV programs and cartoon characters shall be protected as prior rights under Article 32 of the 2014 Trademark Law
By Chen Changhui King&Wood Mallesons’ Intellectual Property Group
After the Third Amendments to the Chinese Patent Law, Tort Liability Law (2009), Opinions on Further Strengthening Combat Against Infringement Upon Intellectual Property and Manufacture and Sales of Counterfeit Commodities (2011) issued by the State Council, the New Civil Procedure Law (2012), and Judicial Interpretation of Civil Procedure Law (2015) have been promulgated consecutively, and China is preparing to join The Hague Agreements Concerning the International Registration of Designs. For the purpose to enhance patent enforcements and adapt to these treaties, laws and regulations, the SIPO published Draft of the Fourth Amendments to the Chinese Patent Law (for public comments) on April 1, 2015. The Draft comprises substantive amendments to a total of 30 articles, including revisions of current 18 articles, addition of 11 articles, deletion of one article, addition of one chapter “Patent Enforcement and Application”, and adaptive wording amendments to or adjustment of two articles.
Main amendments to the current Patent Law in the Draft include the following aspects:
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自专利法第三次修改以来，侵权责任法（2009）、国务院《关于进一步做好打击侵犯知识产权和制售假冒伪劣商品工作的意见》（2011）、新的民事诉讼法（2012）、民事诉讼法司法解释（2015）等法律法规相继颁布，并且中国正在准备加入《工业品外观设计国际注册海牙协定》。为了加强专利权保护并适应这些条约和法律法规，2015年4月1日，中国知识产权局发布了专利法第四次修改草案（征求意见稿）[1]。草案涉及实质性修改的条文共30条，其中对现有条文修改18条，新增11条，删除1条，并新增“专利的实施和运用”一章。另有适应性文字修改或调整的条文2条。
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作者：金杜律师事务所银行部
2015年2月，国家发改委发布《国家发改委关于扩大中长期国际商业贷款管理改革试点的通知》，决定将中长期国际商业贷款改革试点范围从上海市扩大至天津市、福建省（厦门市）和广东省（深圳市）。近日，天津市发改委公布了《天津市借用中长期国际商业贷款切块管理试点暂行办法》，根据该办法，天津市发改委在国家发改委年度授权额度内审批天津辖区内企业法人（外商投资企业或外资银行除外）借用中长期国际商业贷款的申请，对于符合条件的企业可实施额度管理，其他企业实施逐项审批。
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2015年5月4日，国家发展改革委发布了《关于加强药品市场价格行为监管的通知》（“《通知》”），就加强药品市场价格行为监管有关问题提出了一系列具体意见，包括针对特定违反《价格法》及《反垄断法》的行为立即开展专项检查等内容。该通知旨在贯彻落实发改委、卫生计生委、人力社会资源保障部等部门共同制定的《推进药品价格改革的意见》（“《意见》”）。该《意见》与《通知》同日发布，涉及改革药品价格形成机制，强化医药费用和价格行为综合监管等内容。本文将重点分析该专项检查关注的反垄断问题，以期对药企反垄断合规工作提供帮助。
确定管辖法院通常是知识产权侵权诉讼中双方当事人的第一场较量。出于种种原因，原告往往希望在己方所在地或知识产权审判经验比较丰富的法院起诉，而尽量避免在被告住所地起诉。对于专利侵权案件而言，除了被告住所地这个管辖连接点，通常只剩下侵权行为地这个连接点。在互联网环境下，通过网络交易购买货物的收货地是否属于侵权行为地，已经成为实践中非常突出的问题。对于网络交易收货地究竟是否属于侵权行为地，相关司法实践却并未形成统一的认识，大量的管辖权异议案件因此而生。
Continue Reading 网络交易收货地法院对专利侵权案件是否具有管辖权
