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The "Provisions on the Development of International Commercial Arbitration in Hainan Free Trade Port" (hereinafter referred to as the "Provisions") were passed by the Eleventh Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh People's Congress of Hainan Province and were announced on June 5. They will come into effect on July 1.The introduction of the "Provisions" aims to promote the development...

With the consent of the Inter-ministerial Joint Conference for the Construction of a Powerful Intellectual Property Country, the office of the Joint Conference issued the "The Plan on Advancing the Construction of a Powerful Intellectual Property Country in 2024," clarifying over 100 key tasks and work measures in seven areas.In terms of improving the intellectual property system, it proposes to enhance intellectual property laws, regulations, and policies, reform significant policies, and refine rules for emerging and specific fields. This includes promoting the revision of...

From May 15 to 16, the World Arbitration Update 2024 (hereinafter referred to as "WAU 2024") China session was successfully held at the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (hereinafter referred to as "BAC"), co-hosted by BAC and World Arbitration Update LLC. The event was also broadcast live online globally.Since its inception in 2021, the WAU conference has continuously introduced core...

In order to establish a new global hub for international commercial arbitration, the Ministry of Justice convened a pilot conference on April 9th in Shanghai to advance the construction of the International Commercial Arbitration Center. The meeting aimed to review and exchange progress reports from various pilot regions and to outline the next steps for the pilot program.It was reported that in July 2022, the Central Committee for Comprehensive Governance by Law initiated pilot projects for the construction of international commercial arbitration centers ...

To further improve and accelerate the high-quality development of intellectual property in 2024, the CNIPA has issued the Annual Work Guideline for Promoting High-Quality Development of Intellectual Property (2024). The guide includes five parts: overall requirements, strengthening the guidance of high-quality development indicators for intellectual property, optimizing the policy system for high-quality development of intellectual property, improving the statistical monitoring of high-quality development of intellectual property...