China Revises The Anti-Unfair Competition Law

The Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China (hereafter referred to as "Anti-Unfair Competition Law") was revised and adopted at the 30th Session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on November 4, 2017 and shall come into force on January 1, 2018.

This revision is the first major revision of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law since its issuance and enforcement in 1993. The new Anti-Unfair Competition Law will have a significant influence on China's market competition environment. Beijing Sinda Law Offices hereafter addresses some of the highlights in the new Anti-Unfair Competition Law, such as the definition of unfair competition behavior, confusion behavior, network unfair competition behavior, compensation for infringement and administrative penalties.