作者：徐静 张海若  金杜律师事务所知识产权组

2013年4月22日，中华人民共和国最高人民法院（简称“最高院”）发布了《关于2012年中国法院知识产权司法保护状况及典型案例的新闻发布稿》（简称“新闻发布稿”）。在《新闻发布稿》中，最高院首次公布了“2012年中国法院知识产权司法保护十大创新性案件”，金杜律师事务所代理的侵害商标权、擅自使用他人企业名称纠纷上诉案（案件号：[2012]闽民终字第819号）榜上有名。 Continue Reading 2012知识产权创新案件评述—商标侵权与不正当竞争

《跨国战略——中国企业海外投资法律与实务》是金杜律师事务所资深合伙人徐萍律师关于中国企业境外投资并购的新作。

本书从专门从事跨境并购的律师视角，以作者亲身参与的大量跨境并购的实战经验为基础，对境外投资各种形式及环节进行概括性的介绍。境外投资由于涉及的地域、行业和交易形式各异，所涉及问题千差万别，难以一概而论。本书旨在阐述和提示境外投资并购一些常见的法律和商务风险，并提出应对之策。本书内容丰富，详细介绍了中国企业“走出去”的方方面面可能遇到的问题，具有很强的实用性和针对性，是作者跨境并购法律服务经验和智慧的结晶，也同时体现了金杜处理并购领域复杂交易的综合实力。 Continue Reading 新书推荐 – 《跨国战略——中国企业境外投资法律与实务》

By King & Wood Mallesons’ Compliance Group

China’s first national standard on personal information protection, namely the Guide of Personal Information Protection on Information Security Technology, Public and Commercial Information Service System (the “Guide”) became effect on February 1, 2013. Only about one month earlier, the Decision on Strengthening Online Information Protection (the “Decision”) was adopted by Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on December 28, 2012 and became effective on the same day. Both of the moves show China has taken the significant first step on enhancing personal information protection. Continue Reading China Enhances Personal Information Protection

作者：金杜律师事务所法律合规组

中国首个个人信息保护国家标准——《信息安全技术、公共及商用服务信息系统个人信息保护指南》（“《指南》”）于2013年2月1日起实施。而就在一个多月前，全国人大常委会于2012年12月28日审议通过了《关于加强网络信息保护的决定》（“《决定》”）， 并自公布之日起生效。以上两个举措表明了中国已经在加强个人信息保护方面迈出了重要的第一步。 Continue Reading 中国加强对个人信息的保护

作者：尤杨、蔺楷毅、赵之涵 金杜律师事务所争议解决组

you_yang近期，安信信托投资股份有限公司（下称“安信信托”）与昆山纯高投资开发有限公司（下称“昆山纯高”）金融借款合同纠纷案（下称“本案”）引起了业内的广泛关注。在本案中，双方当事人就信托合同的效力、收益权的性质等问题进行了深入的探讨，相信本案的审理结果势必会为各信托公司在未来设立信托计划时提供警示和参考。 Continue Reading 信托实务专题之(五)：公证债权文书的“牢笼”—— 结合安信信托与昆山纯高案浅析公证债权文书的可诉性

By Susan Ning, Huang Jing and Hazel Yin

On April 3, 2013, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published the draft Interim Rules regarding the Standards of Simple Cases of Concentrations of Operators (Draft Standards), to solicit comments from the public.  The Draft Standards set out the factors that MOFCOM would consider when identifying if a concentration of operators would be categorized as a simple case. 

The Draft Standards include the following major provisions: Continue Reading MOFCOM On the Track to Adopt a Simplified Merger Review Mechanism by Publishing Standards of Simple Merger Cases

By King & Wood Mallesons’ Trademark Group

The Trade Mark Office (TMO) and Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) of China have released a list of the latest recognized well-known trademarks. TMO grants 27 well-known trademarks in decisions on opposition and 492 in trademark management cases, among which no foreign brands are listed. Upon reviews of opposition and disputes, TRAB grants 180 well-known trademarks, four of which are foreign-owned: “JNJ (Johnson and Johnson)”, “BOSCH”, “ADIDAS” and “Gold Roast”. Among the 699 total well-known trademarks, foreign brands account for less than 6%, which presents challenges for foreign companies seeking to establish well-known trademark status in China.

For more information about the above issue, please refer to:

http://sbj.saic.gov.cn/tz/

作者：金杜律师事务所商标组

中国商标局和商标评审委员会公布了最新认定的驰名商标。其中，商标局在商标异议案件中认定27件驰名商标，在商标管理案件中认定492件驰名商标，均无外国品牌。商标评审委员会在商标异议复审、争议案件中认定180件驰名商标，外国品牌有四个：“强生”，“BOSCH”， “ADIDAS阿迪达斯”，“金味”。在上述认定的共计699件驰名商标中，外国品牌仅有4 件，占比千分之六不到，显示了外国知名品牌在中国认定驰名商标所面对的形势依然非常严峻。

更多有关信息，请参考：

http://sbj.saic.gov.cn/tz/

By Kalley Chen  King & Wood Mallesons’ Securities Group

To address China’s aging population issue as well as its need to improve access to healthcare in rural areas, healthcare reform has become a priority for the Chinese government.

A key mechanism to improve access is through the promotion of private healthcare. While current exit restrictions exist in relation to private medical institutions, recent policy developments which have liberalized investment in the healthcare sector demonstrate China’s progress toward improving healthcare. It is likely that these policies may stimulate greater PE investment opportunities, in particular within the private healthcare sector. Continue Reading The promotion of private healthcare services- A Challenge or an opportunity?

作者：陈慧  金杜律师事务所证券组

为了解决中国人口老龄化问题，同时改善农村地区医疗水平，医疗改革已经成为中国政府优先关注的问题。

发展私营医疗产业是提升医疗水平的一个主要机制。虽然私营医疗机构目前存在退出限制，但是政府近期颁布的一系列新政，使得医疗健康领域的投资更加开放，显示了中国在提升医疗服务水平方面的进展。这些政策很可能促进更多的私募投资机会，特别是私营医疗服务领域。 Continue Reading 大力发展私营医疗服务：挑战还是机会？