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On January 24, 2022, the “Provisions on Intellectual Property Credit Management of CNIPA ” (hereinafter referred to as the ” Provisions”) has been released and came into force on the same day. The main contents of this “Provisions” are as follows. 1. The categories of behaviors would be considered as dishonest behaviors. Article 6 of the “Provisions” clearly lists 6 categories of specific dishonest behaviors, including: (1) abnormal patent application not aimed at protecting innovation; (2) malicious trademark registration application; (3) violation of laws and administrative regulations to engage in patent and trademark agency who have been punished by CNIPA; (4) submitting false…

Speaking of anime images, several famous images might jump out of your minds, such as One Piece, Crayon Shin-chan, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. If an anime image becomes popular, it might be pirated, (Note: normally the rights holder could claim for copyright infringement, due to space limitations, this article will not go further on this aspect.), and its constituent elements might be pirated as well. The elements mainly include the image, name, title of the work, catchphrases, props and etc. For example, a company produces children’s clothes, on which the image of Big Big Wolf and its catchphrase…

In order to increase the fertility rate, the national and local governments have released many favorable polices which include those welfare policies regarding fertility. Female employees have various leaves which have been adjusted from time to time. In order to help HRs, this article lists the latest regulations on various leaves in Shanghai for reference. Title Duration Remark Prenatal inspection leave The frequency shall be ordered by doctors, and there is no special requirement for duration. In practice, many employers would give half  a day to one day as needed.   The minimum frequency of the prenatal inspection could refer…

The “Standard Terms” (“STs”) refers to the clauses which have been drafted by one party in advance for repetitive use, and would not been or could not be negotiated with the counterparty. STs is very common in telecommunication service contracts, insurance contracts, various online shopping contracts, and etc. Normally, the providers are mightier, in order to maximize their rights and minimize their obligations and responsibilities, the providers usually set such terms stricter or less favorable to the counterparty. Where such terms are too strict, and obviously unfair to the counterparty, the law would interfere relevant contracts. The “Contract Law” prescribes…

Wong, a salesman of Company A, posted a message on his Wechat moments with several pictures, which included a picture shows a burned up shared power bank marked with Brand B, and a picture shows a test report of a shared power bank marked with Brand A indicating its qualified quality. Later, B sued A. A defended that it had no knowledge of Wong’s behavior which is a personal one, the court held that A had constituted unfair competition. In recent years, the mainstream viewpoint shows that WeChat’s moments, Weibo and other similar individual’s media are We-Media, which has a…

The application of internet in various fields has produced massive amount of data, such as the data from online shopping, online ticket booking, various APPs and so on, which are very valuable to many companies. For example, companies could make a better business decision through big data analysis in the process of early product development and user demand surveys; or in the sales process, companies could obtain “User Portraits” through big data analysis, and use it to make an appropriate pricing, a more precise forecast, a better promotion plan and etc. However, the method to obtain and use big data…