Con el inicio de la guerra comercial entre EE.UU. y China, no hace falta decir que China es dura con las empresas extranjeras de internet que hacen negocios en China. Las empresas extranjeras de SaaS (Software as a Service) están en primera línea de la Internet china y la legalidad de su funcionamiento en China es complicada y generalmente desfavorable. Nuestra oficina en China
El gobierno chino trabaja constantemente para impulsar la fabricación china en la cadena de valor. Más recientemente, el impulso del gobierno central se ha formalizado, dando lugar a la publicación en 2015 del manifiesto de modernización de la fabricación del Consejo de Estado: Made in China 2025《中国制造2025》(Consejo de Estado, 7 de julio de 2015). Made in China 2025 se centra menos en los tipos
El juego en línea en China está sujeto al mismo marco regulador general que se aplica al software como servicio (SaaS) en China. El marco regulador comprende no menos de una docena de componentes clave que se han desarrollado a lo largo de los últimos veinte años aproximadamente. La evolución no ha sido ordenada. Las normativas anteriores no se han aplicado de forma exhaustiva.
1. China Prohibits Foreign Investment in Online Game Publishing Goreign companies are not allowed to invest in online game publishing in China. Reiterated in the 2016 Administration Rules for Online Publishing Service (2016 OPS Rules), online games are considered online publications and offering such publications via information networks is providing online publishing services. According to
The PRC National People’s Congress last week promulgated a second discussion draft of the PRC E-Commerce Law (电子商务法草案). This statute is an attempt to gain greater control over China’s online consumer markets, which have exploded with little regulation. The lack of regulation has not slowed development of e-commerce in China. The success of online marketing
China has adopted a plan to establish a cyberspace court in Hangzhou. The plan is for this court to accept filings electronically, try cases via livestream and hear only e-commerce and Internet related cases. Why Hangzhou? Under Chinese civil procedure law, lawsuits must be brought in the place of the defendant’s domicile. For companies, domicile
American and European companies that have their consumer products made in China regularly must contend counterfeits of their products showing up on Amazon. My law firm’s international IP lawyers frequently get inquiries from companies that sell their products on Amazon and have seen their sales plunge because they are having to compete with duplicate/counterfeit products
China’s new Cybersecurity Law will become effective on June 1, 2017. In addition to focusing on cybersecurity, the law also details how companies are to handle personal information and data. In determining what is allowed and not allowed for handling personal information in China, it is important to examine The Decision on Strengthening Information Protection on Networks (2012), The Guidelines
Years ago, I spoke at a major technology event on how to protect IP from China. I rarely use notes when I give a speech, which and I often riff on various things. At some point during that speech, I mentioned how technology companies tended to get into more trouble when it comes to China
On March 10, 2016, the PRC government will impose new rules to govern online publishing in China. Under these new rules, all entities that intend to publish online in China must first obtain an Online Publishing Service Permit from SAPPRFT. The OPS Rules set out the conditions for obtaining the required permit. The Chinese government strictly
