While some IPR issues are common to all types of European companies doing business in China

For many foreign companies looking to enter the Chinese market, attending exhibitions and trade shows here is often their first step.

There has been a recent rise in the number of IP infringement cases filed by domestic plaintiffs against foreign defendants.

Elliot Papageorgiou has been an active contributor to the Chamber’s Intellectual Property Rights Working Group

If promulgated in its current state, the second draft of the Foreign NGO Management Law, published on 5th May, 2015, could completely alter the way foreign NGOs operate in China.

In order to successfully develop a globally-recognised brand, educational institutions often find the quickest route is to find an overseas partner.

Over the last two decades, competition in China’s business education market has become more intense.

When China first began the process of integrating into the global economy there was a necessary and rapid assimilation of Western business practices.

The number of foreign students in China has been growing annually since December 1950, when Tsinghua University enrolled the first batch of overseas students since the People’s Republic of China was founded.

On 6th May, 2015, the European Union (EU) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations.