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Offshore wind projects with Chinese suppliers: Topics you should think about

Suppliers and contractors from China: The panacea for the capacity problems and price increases in the European offshore wind market?The European offshore wind nations –...

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Amendments to China’s Criminal Law on bribery offences

With effect from March 1, 2024, China’s amended Criminal Law on bribery offences will come into force. Amidst China’s active anti-corruption movement, the amendments passed ...

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Beijing Internet Court grants copyright protection for AI artworks, but copyrightability debate of AI-generated output continues

The copyrightability of AI-generated output has been a hotly debated topic before various Chinese courts since 2018. The latest Chinese judgment on this topic was issued recently by the...

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Hong Kong and PRC Restructuring & Special Situations 2023 year in review

Our review of 2023 brings you right up-to-date with the latest developments in restructuring and insolvency law in Hong Kong and the mainland.

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Cross-border enforcement of judgments – new mechanism comes into force 29 January 2024

A wide-ranging mechanism allowing for easier reciprocal enforcement of judgments in mainland China and Hong Kong will come into force on 29 January 2024. The new enforcement regime should...

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What China’s new patent linkage and patent term extension systems mean for foreign pharma

Hogan Lovells’ Andrew Cobden takes a long, hard look at China’s new patent linkage system and its nascent Patent Term Extension ("PTE") regime, to work out the best...

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Hold on! China’s Trademark Office issues rules regarding the suspension of trademark review cases

The China National IP Administration (“CNIPA”) recently issued the "Specifications for Suspension of Trademark Review Cases" (“《评审案件中止情形规范》”,...

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Court Ruling Casts Fresh Doubt on China’s ‘Keepwell’ Bonds Bloomberg

Hogan Lovells Hong Kong partners Jonathan Leitch and Byron Phillips have been quoted by Bloomberg and other media outlets, sharing their insights on the highly anticipated ruling in the...

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China’s new internet advertising measures to take effect on 1 May 2023

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation recently published the Measures for the Administration of Internet Advertising (“Measures”), which will take effect on 1 ...

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