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On November 10, 2023, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that the Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprical Enforcement) Ordinance (Chapter 645) (hereinafter referred to as the "Ordinance") and the Mainland Judgments in Mutual Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Matters Rules (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules") will come into effect on January 29, 2024.The Ordinance aims to implement the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Judgments...
On October 27, 2023, the Supreme People's Court issued the Decision on Amending the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues concerning the Intellectual Property Tribunal (the 2023 Provisions). Contrast released in 2018, the Supreme People's Court on some issues of intellectual property court (2018 regulations). The 2023 Provisions no longer use civil or administrative cases as a category of categorisation criteria, adopting the subject matter involved as the basis for categorising cases on appeal, e.g., patents, new varieties of plants...
On 15 September 2023, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") issued Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution and Commentary (hereinafter referred to as the "Code of Conduct for Arbitrators"). The main elements are set out below:The Code of Conduct for Arbitrators clarifies the scope of its application and ensures its binding nature by providing a template for annexed statements to be signed by arbitrators and their co-Arbitrators. The Code of Conduct for Arbitrators clarifies the specific obligations of confidentiality, diligence and disclosure that arbitrators shall undertake in international investment dispute cases, so that the standard of professional ethical obligations for arbitrators is no longer in a grey area.The Code of Conduct for Arbitrators contains ...
In order to thoroughly implement the “14th Five-Year Plan” for the Protection and Utilisation of National Intellectual Property Right, strengthening the source of protections and the supervision of the quality of intellectual property rights applications, CNIPA has prepared the guidelines about procedures of Same-day applications for trademark registration for reference by some relevant business entities, which will help business entities understand the relevant legal provisions and examination process of Same-day applications for trademark registration, guide trademark...
According to the official website of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Japan and Greece have officially become countries of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (hereinafter referred to as the "Model Law").The Model Law was formulated under the auspices of the UNCITRAL in 1985. The Model Law is not enforceable and is intended to serve as a reference for Member States in the formulation of their national laws. Up to date, 87 countries and 120 jurisdictions have based their legislation or amended their arbitration laws on the Model Law.The Model Law is designed to assist States in reforming and modernizing their laws on arbitral procedure so as to take into account the particular features and needs of international commercial arbitration. It covers all stages of the arbitral ...