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

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Understanding and Reflection of National Health Insurance Negotiation (Chinese language only) 关于国家医保谈判的认识和思考 （中文会议）

• 2020-07-22 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Understanding and Reflection of National Health Insurance Negotiation (Chinese language only) 关于国家医保谈判的认识和思考 （中文会议）

• 2020-07-22 | 09:30 - 11:00
• online

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)

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting > Dialogue with Hainan Medical Products Administration (Chinese language only)

• 2020-07-03 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Zoom Online Meeting

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting > Dialogue with Hainan Medical Products Administration (Chinese language only)

• 2020-07-03 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Zoom Online Meeting

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)

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 | 14:00 - 15:35
• European Chamber Office Beijing C405

For a long time, the field of technical standardisation was confined to a reduced circle of experts and received little widespread coverage. However, with the increasing polarisation of the world, the strategic dimension of standards-setting has acquired new relevance. The European Union Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the US-China Business Council (USCBC), is pleased to invite you to our next Working Group meeting, where two experts will discuss both the geopolitical aspects of Chinese standardisation and the perspective and experiences of US businesses when it comes to China’s standards-setting system.

• 2020-06-12 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Zoom Meeting