China Monthly Antitrust Update - July 2023

Legislation

SAMR Seeks Comments on Antitrust Guidelines in the Field of Standard Essential Patents (Draft for Comments)

On June 30, 2023, in order to prevent operators from abusing standard-essential patents to exclude and restrict competition, protect fair competition in the market, promote the synergistic development of intellectual property rights and standardization, encourage innovation, and protect the rights and interests of consumers and the public interest of society, the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") has drafted the Antitrust Guidelines on the Field of Standard Essential Patents (Draft for Comments), which is open for public comments. ¹

Shanghai AMR Seeks Comments on Competition Compliance Evaluation Guidelines for Internet Platform Companies (Draft for Comments)