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Report: Chinese Military Now Hacking American Businesses—Eric Packel

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Colin O'Keefe

The Chinese military is and has been attacking the United States. And not just the United States military, but American companies in general. You haven’t heard that much about it because it’s taking place on a front we’re not used to seeing in combat—cyberspace. A recent report by Mandiant Corp. revealed there have been 41 separate attacks directed primarily at U.S. corporations and U.S. government agencies. Joining me today to explain the report and what companies can do to protect themselves is Eric Packel of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin and their blog, the Data Breach Legal WatchFull Story

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Insights On Drafting Pharmaceutical Patents from the “Supreme People’s Court’s Annual Report of Intellectual Property Cases”

Posted on May 31, 2013 by King & Wood Mallesons

In April 2013, the Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) issued the“Supreme People’s Court’s Annual Report of Intellectual Property Cases”, in which the SPC included 34 typical intellectual property and competition cases from 2012 and summed up 37 issues of application of law with universal significance. Full Story

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China Enacts New Employment Law Affecting Employers Who Do Not Directly Employ Their Workers

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Sheppard Mullin

China has a new employment law. This new law significantly impacts an employer who does not directly employ its own workers, but instead uses agencies such as FESCO or third party staffing companies, also known as labor dispatching agencies. Full Story

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The Threat of Cyberattacks and Data Breaches from China Continues

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Joseph Lazzarotti

The New York Times recently reported that hackers from China have resumed attacks on U.S. targets, despite efforts by the Obama Administration to curb these intrusions. Full Story

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Chinese Tourist Defaces Egyptian Temple and the Meaning is….?

Chinese Tourist Defaces Egyptian Temple and the Meaning is….?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Dan Harris

Damn it.  I have always said that if I receive three emails asking me why I don’t write about something (or in this case ascribing views to me that I do not hold because I haven’t written about something) I will write about it. Full Story

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English Translations of Chinese Laws. Don’t Call Us.

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Dan Harris

Pretty much every week someone asks me for an English translation of a Chinese law or cites one to me as an explanation for a decision they made or are contemplating. Full Story

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China Warns Foreign Employee Secondments Face Permanent Establishment Risks

China Warns Foreign Employee Secondments Face Permanent Establishment Risks

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Jerald David August

As reported in  a recent issue of  Tax Notes International, employees of foreign employers temporarily assigned to work in China may face additional tax liabilities with respect to such arrangements after new guidance becomes effective on June 1, 2013. Full Story

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New York District Court Dismisses Complaint Alleging Foreign Antitrust Activity

Posted on May 24, 2013 by William M. Regan

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently held that alleged anticompetitive conduct by Chinese technology manufacturers taking place entirely within China did not create sufficient direct effects on US commerce in order for a federal court to exercise jurisdiction under the US antitrust laws. Full Story

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MOFCOM Approval On Sino-Foreign Petroleum Contracts

Posted on May 23, 2013 by King & Wood Mallesons

Last week on May 15, 2013, China’s State Council published a decision to further eliminate certain administrative examination and approval items《国务院关于取消和下放一批行政审批项目等事项的决定》(国发(2013)19号) (the “Decision”). Full Story

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China Tax: Unveiling the International Secondment Arrangement

Posted on May 21, 2013 by King & Wood Mallesons

Over the years, it has been a common practice that multinational companies (“Home Entity”) dispatch expatriate employees (“Secondees”) to the affiliated enterprise in China (“Host Entity”) to hold post as senior management or other technical position. Full Story

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