In the following article experts from the China IPR SME Helpdesk plot the development of China’s treatment of intellectual property (IP) over the past four decades.

China adopted the new Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue (2015 Amendment) (Foreign Investment Catalogue) on 10th April this year.

The various laws and regulations pertaining to the incorporation of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) are soon to be consolidated.

Smaller companies can be particularly susceptible to cybercrime as they often lack the resources to fully protect themselves against such attacks.

How to spot and remove counterfeit goods from e-commerce sites in China

  There have been many changes in the Chinese economy over the past decade.

  Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) collectively accounting for over 99 per cent of all enterprises and creating 85 per cent of all the new jobs in the last five years.

  A perennial challenge for SMEs is access to financing, a problem that is particularly prevalent in China according to European companies operating here.

  China is a country rich in biomass resources which have a variety of applications for electricity, heating, liquid bio-fuel and solid fuels.

  Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cannot afford to ignore China with its vast market, expanding middle-class consumer base and plentiful suppliers.