作者：王峰、戴梦皓 联系人：Aaron Wolfson 金杜律师事务所
2020年4月28日，美国商务部产业安全局（Bureaus of Industry and Security, 下称“BIS”）在《联邦纪事》上发布了三则公告[1]，对《出口管理条例》（Export Administration Regulation, 下称“EAR”）中多个条款进行了大规模修订或提出拟议规则，拟取消多项许可例外并对特定出口限制大幅收紧。作为近年来EAR较大规模的修改之一，本次修改的指向性非常明显。我们对美国出口管制政策多年的经验和思考，特准备此文，就本次修订对中国企业可能造成的影响进行说明，希望中国企业能对此有清晰的理解，并对企业发展做出正确的判断。 Continue Reading 美国出口管制规则大改，对中国企业影响深远
On 21 April 2020, The Supreme People’s Court of the P.R.C. released Top 10 IP cases and 50 typical IP cases. We summarized the 5 trademark cases out of the top 10 cases below which respectively involve OEM, invalidation based on adverse effect, punitive compensation, protection of well-known trademarks, and application of “three-in-one” intellectual property adjudication system. Continue Reading 2019 Top10 IP Typical Cases Released by the Supreme People’s Court of the P.R.C. – Trademark cases
2020年4月21日， 最高人民法院公布了2019年中国法院10大知识产权案件和50件典型知识产权案例。在十大知识产权案件中涉及商标法的有5件，我们在此总结了相关案情和典型意义。这五件案件分别涉及到定牌加工的侵权问题，不良影响的商标禁注禁用，惩罚性赔偿，保护知名品牌，以及“三合一”知识产权审判机制的运用问题。 Continue Reading 最高人民法院公布的2019十大知识产权案件中商标案件简评
By Jiao Hongbin King & Wood Mallesons’ intellectual property group
At the end of the year 2019, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (“SPC”) made a retrial judgment on administrative dispute over the invalidation request against the renowned liquor brand “Jiang Xiao Bai”. With the help of KWM, Chongqing Jiangxiaobai Liquor Co., Ltd. (“Jiangxiaobai”) successfully reversed the disadvantageous situation of the second instance trial and finally won the retrial. The retrial judgment of this case put an end to a 7-year dispute over the validity of the trademark between Jiangxiaobai and Jiangjin Winery (Group) Co., Ltd. (“Jiangjin Winery”). It safeguards and reinforces the innovative achievements and market reputation of “Jiang Xiao Bai” brand, and to a great extent guarantees its future operation and development. On April 23, 2020, this case was selected as one of the 60 typical cases in the Annual Report of 2019 on Intellectual Property Cases of SPC. Continue Reading “Jiang Xiao Bai” Trademark Invalidation Case Selected as Typical Case in SPC’s Annual Report of 2019 on Intellectual Property Cases
作者：矫鸿彬 金杜律师事务所知识产权部
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。本案再审判决结束了江小白公司与重庆市江津酒厂（集团）有限公司（“江津酒厂”）之间长达7年之久的商标有效性纠纷，维护并巩固了“江小白”品牌的创新成果和市场声誉，为其未来的经营与发展提供了有力保障。2020年4月23日，本案作为60件典型案例之一入选最高人民法院2019年知识产权案件年度报告。 Continue Reading “江小白”商标无效宣告案入选2019年最高院知识产权案件年度报告典型案例
By Xu Jing King & Wood Mallesons’ Intellectual Property group
The amendments to the Supreme People’s Court’s Provisions on Evidence in Civil Procedure will come into effect on May 1, 2020 (the “New Evidence Provisions”). This is the first time that the Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) amended this judicial interpretation since it came into effect in 2002. 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. Continue Reading Securing Electronic Data Evidence in IP Cases under the New Evidence Provisions
作者：徐静 金杜律师事务所知识产权部
随着信息技术的发展，电子数据成为诉讼中越来越常见的证据类型。原《最高人民法院关于民事诉讼证据的若干规定》制定时间早，彼时电子数据的形态和应用广度与现在不可同日而语。而2012年修订的《民事诉讼法》及2015年的《最高人民法院关于适用<中华人民共和国民事诉讼法>的解释》（下称“《民诉法解释》”）对于电子数据的规定多为概括性规定，缺乏具体指引。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》（下称“新《证据规定》”）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。 Continue Reading 从证据新规看电子数据证据在诉讼中的应用
作者：Barri Mendelsohn Jenny Willcock、Cassandra Ditzel、Daniel Jones 金杜律师事务所
Neocleous & Anor诉Rees [2019] EWHC 2462 (Ch)
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： Continue Reading 设置自动电子邮件签名时，应当明智地选择措辞
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: Continue Reading Choose your words wisely when you have an Automatic Email Signature
Article written by Barri Mendelsohn, Jenny Wilcock, Cassandra Ditzel and Daniel Jones
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:
Continue Reading The Full English：Looking back at the top eight cases of 2019 in the UK
