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On December 9, 2016, the PRC NDRC handed down its decision against medical device company Medtronic for having concluded and implemented a vertical monopoly agreement by maintaining...

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on 17 June 2014 that it had prohibited the P3 Alliance between three large shipping companies.

Officials from SAIC, NDRC and MOFCOM Attend 2016 China Competition Policy Forum

China's Ministry of Commerce has just published new rules that could pave the way for an expedited merger review procedure for transactions that do not raise competition law issues.

Article looks at Anti Monopoly Laws and notes they also regulate administrative monopoly.

On 13 March 2019, the three-year court battle between British automotive manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover ("JLR") and Chinese automotive manufacturer Jiangling Motors Corporation ("Jiangling")

The conditional clearance was issued by MOFCOM almost 11 months after Marubeni's first submission of the notification.

In September 2010, Wuxi Baocheng Vehicle Cylinder Inspection Co. Ltd (WB) filed a civil suit to against Wuxi China Resources Gas Co., Ltd (WCR), alleging that the latter abused its dominance, in breach of the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) (the "WB-WCR case").

Chinese antitrust authorities have been particularly active in the past month and have orchestrated several highly publicized "dawn raids" of international companies.

The amended Provisions on Prohibiting the Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights to Exclude or Restrict Competition (hereinafter referred to as the 'Provisions') published by China's State Administration...

We often receive queries from clients in relation to whether group restructures need to be notified to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) for antitrust merger control clearance.

Brita GmbH v. Shanghai Kangdian Industrial Co., Ltd.,(2017) Hu 0012 Minchu No. 26614 (Shanghai Min Hang District Court)...

In August 2007 the Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the Anti-Monopoly Law, designed to enhance fair competition and regulation of the market. The new law took effect August 1, 2008.

MOFCOM approved the UTC acquisition of Goodrich subject to the divestment of Goodrich's electronic systems business.

SAMR has announced an in-depth enforcement sweep in China, focusing particularly on the online and pharma industries.

On April 18, 2016, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate issued Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues...

In the last edition of this update, we featured the Hong Kong Government's public consultation on a nutrition labelling scheme for pre-packaged foods. Since that article a disturbing related issue has emerged in Hong Kong and mainland China. Most people are familiar with the trade in counterfeit items all over the world such as watches, computer games, DVDs and clothing. Whilst this is a major concern for multi-national and local companies who wish to protect their intellectual property righ