In a much-anticipated announcement, the National People's Congress released for public consultation on 3rd July the second draft amendments to the Patent Law. Significant changes include the introduction of a Patent Linkage system and a Supplemental Protection Period. These issues have long been discussed but there had been no further information released since the Supplemental Protection Period had been included in the previous draft on 4th January 2019.

The draft amendments to the Patent Law are open for public opinion until 16th August 2020. If you would like to send in comments through the chamber, please kindly submit your comments to sthe@europeanchamber.com.cn by 7th August.

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Ms Katherine Wang, Partner of Ropes & Gray life science group, to provide our members with a brief introduction on the second draft amendments of the Patent Law, with a focus on measures especially related to the pharmaceutical sectors.

• 2020-07-30 | 11:30 - 13:00
• Zoom online meeting

In a much-anticipated announcement, the National People's Congress released for public consultation on 3rd July the second draft amendments to the Patent Law. Significant changes include the introduction of a Patent Linkage system and a Supplemental Protection Period. These issues have long been discussed but there had been no further information released since the Supplemental Protection Period had been included in the previous draft on 4th January 2019.

The draft amendments to the Patent Law are open for public opinion until 16th August 2020. If you would like to send in comments through the chamber, please kindly submit your comments to sthe@europeanchamber.com.cn by 7th August.

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Ms Katherine Wang, Partner of Ropes & Gray life science group, to provide our members with a brief introduction on the second draft amendments of the Patent Law, with a focus on measures especially related to the pharmaceutical sectors.

• 2020-07-30 | 11:30 - 13:00
• Zoom online meeting

On 1st June the long-expected Civil Code is published at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress. The new code is an amalgamation of existing civil laws and sprawls across seven chapters and 1,260 articles. It is the first time the People’s Republic of China has codified its legal system.

The Civil Code will take effect on 1 January 2021, and when it takes effect, it will abolish, among other laws, the General Provisions of the PRC Civil Law, the PRC Marriage Law, the PRC Guarantee Law, the PRC Contract Law, the PRC Property Law and the PRC Tort Liability Law.

The European Chamber is delighted to announce its series of upcoming working group meetings and events on the Civil Code. Starting off, we are pleased to invite Mr Feng Jing who will introduce our member changes regarding the Contract Law which may dramatically impact a company’s daily operation.

• 2020-07-21 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 1st June the long-expected Civil Code is published at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress. The new code is an amalgamation of existing civil laws and sprawls across seven chapters and 1,260 articles. It is the first time the People’s Republic of China has codified its legal system.

The Civil Code will take effect on 1 January 2021, and when it takes effect, it will abolish, among other laws, the General Provisions of the PRC Civil Law, the PRC Marriage Law, the PRC Guarantee Law, the PRC Contract Law, the PRC Property Law and the PRC Tort Liability Law.

The European Chamber is delighted to announce its series of upcoming working group meetings and events on the Civil Code. Starting off, we are pleased to invite Mr Feng Jing who will introduce our member changes regarding the Contract Law which may dramatically impact a company’s daily operation.

• 2020-07-21 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

On 3rd July, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) initiated the public consultation on the Export Control Law (Second Draft), which represents the beginning of a new regulatory regime in China. What is the difference between the first draft and the second one? What does it mean to European business in China? How could we navigate the current legislative and administrative framework?

The Legal and Competition Working Group is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting with Mr REN Qing, Partner of Global Law Office.

• 2020-07-17 - 2020-07-17 | 10:00 - 11:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office C405 & Zoom Online

On 3rd July, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) initiated the public consultation on the Export Control Law (Second Draft), which represents the beginning of a new regulatory regime in China. What is the difference between the first draft and the second one? What does it mean to European business in China? How could we navigate the current legislative and administrative framework?

The Legal and Competition Working Group is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting with Mr REN Qing, Partner of Global Law Office.

• 2020-07-17 - 2020-07-17 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite (Shanghai Chamber Office)

The European Chamber has received a first draft of the Product Quality Law. Although this draft is not publicly available for comments, the European Chamber would like to invite you to a closed-door session where the Chamber will share this first draft and members will have the opportunity to provide initial comments on it.

• 2020-07-10 | 09:30 - 11:30
• Zoom

E-signature has become an important formality vehicle for entering into commercial contracts worldwide. What are e-signature’s implication and enforceability in Chinese commercial and judicial world? The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting where Mr. HE Fang, partner of King & Wood Mallesons will present on the e-signature and Chinese e-signature law by sharing some real-life court cases.

• 2020-07-03 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite (Shanghai Chamber Office)

E-signature has become an important formality vehicle for entering into commercial contracts worldwide. What are e-signature’s implication and enforceability in Chinese commercial and judicial world? The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting where Mr. HE Fang, partner of King & Wood Mallesons will present on the e-signature and Chinese e-signature law by sharing some real-life court cases.

• 2020-07-03 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite(Beijing Chamber Office)

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to a joint working group meeting on the updates of the Classified Cyber-security Protection Scheme (CCPS) and other related cyber-security laws and regulations with Mr. Wang Xinjie, CEO if Power Times and Member of the SAC/TC260, and Mr. He Ruijun, Managing editor of Joint Publishing Centre between PT Press/Taylor & Francis Group.

• 2020-06-16 - 2020-06-16 | 14:00 - 15:35
• Online - Zoom (Link to be sent upon confirmation)