Antitrust
Total 32 Posts
Beijing IP Court Issues Typical Anti-Trust Cases
On March 16, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court held a press conference in which it provided a summary report report on ten typical anti-trust cases. Officials also introduced the newly established Competition and Monopoly Committee.
China's Supreme Court Says Patent Settlement Agreements May Violate Anti-Monopoly Law
China's Supreme People's Court recently ruled on a patent infringement lawsuit between AstraZenecaAB and Jiangsu Aosaikang Pharmaceutical Company. In this case, the Supreme Court discussed how patent settlement agreements may violate anti-monopoly law. China is not a common law system, so the court's rulings
China Conditionally Approves $35 Billion M&A between AMD and Xilinx
The Chinese government recently approved Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)'s acquisition of Xilinx Inc., which allows the two companies to complete their deal by the end of the first quarter of 2022. This piece summarizes the ruling of the agency reviewing the deal and the conditions it imposed.
Chinese Market Regulation Agency Punishes More Companies Amid Anti-Trust Crackdown
On January 5, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued 13 administrative decisions to fine tech companies, including Tencent and Alibaba, for violating anti-monopoly laws by not declaring a merger or acquisition.
China Imposes More Antitrust Fines for Failure to Notify Business Consolidation
On November 20, China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) issued
decisions imposing fines on companies involved in 43 antitrust cases related to
anti-competitive practices. Fined companies include major tech companies
Alibaba, Baidu, JD, and Tencent.
According to the SAMR announcement
[http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202111/
China Sets Goals To Improve Laws Governing E-Commerce
On October 26, China’s Ministry of Commerce, along with the National Development
and Reform Commission and the Cyberspace Administration of China, issued the
Development Plan for E-Commerce in the 14th Five-Year
[http://images.mofcom.gov.cn/dzsws/202110/20211026104704129.pdf] (link in
Chinese). The document sets out the goal
China’s Administrative Decision on Meituan's Anti-Competitive Practices
On October 8, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued
an administrative decision
[http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202110/t20211008_335364.html] (link in Chinese)
relating to certain anti-competitive practices by Meituan, a leading online food
delivery company. The investigation started in April 2021 and resulted
