This is an introduction to the takeovers law in Australia, useful for anyone interested in mergers and acquisitions.

In September 15, 2010, WIPO released the World Intellectual Property Indicators for 2010. According to the report, the global financial crisis has affected the innovation activity in 2008 and 2009 and the growth data shows a slowdown.

The Law of the Application of Law for Foreign-related Civil Relations of the People's Republic of China was promulgated on October 28, 2010 and will come into force on April 1, 2011.

Criminal sanctions have been imposed on a Chinese national found to have supplied counterfeit goods.

Foreign brands account for less than 6%, a challenge for foreign companies seeking well-known trademark status in China.

This historic milestone will boost trade and economic growth opportunities between China and Australia for years to come.

The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) will officially launch island-wide independent customs operations on 18 December 2025.

New Punishment Rules for the Regulations on Reporting and Investigating Work Safety Accidents are effective in China.

The Chinese government has released special regulations increasing maternity leave rights for women workers.

A Chinese company has applied for registration of the mark "吉百利"(Cadbury in Chinese) on fertilizers. Cadbury brought a lawsuit after it failed in both opposition and review proceedings.

Several judgments have supported prior copyright owners' infringement claims against latter registered trademarks.

Exporters in Yixing are increasingly registering trademarks wherever the products that carry those trademarks go.

Antitrust reforms in Guangdong may serve as a pilot program, to be implemented in other regions within the country.

Circular requires registration system for people in possession of insider information in listed companies in China.

In mid-August, it was reported in the press that the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) had received complaints that the commercial banks in China have engaged in price-fixing conduct. Pursuant to the Anti-Monopoly Law, conduct amounting to price-fixing is prohibited.

On 19 September 2012, SFDA released the Rules on Imposing Administrative Penalties for Drugs and Medical Equipment.

The State Council has ordered the Foreign Enterprise Representative Institution Registration and Administration Regulations (Order of State Council No. 584) to come into force on March 1st, 2011. This new regulation alters the rules for a foreign insurance institution to register a representative office in China, and it regulates the activities that a foreign insurance institution representative office can engage in once it is properly registered.

During a press conference held last week during the National People's Congress, China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) Chairman Wu Dingfu announced that the CIRC will set up an insurance exchange in Shanghai as part of the Chinese government's goal of making Shanghai an international finance centre.

Currently, trademark protection is becoming one of the hottest topics in China.

Chinese Internet video giants Youku and Tudou combined their services to create a new service provider, Youku Tudou Inc.