Knobbe Martens (JD Supra China)

China, The World’s Largest Online Population, Introduces Its First Comprehensive Personal Information Protection Law
The People’s Republic of China (“China”) has introduced its first comprehensive data privacy law, which will explicitly protect the personal information of its residents. On October 21, 2020, China’s legislative body submitted a draft bill for the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) that would prohibit businesses and enterprises from misusing the personal information of Chinese...
China Drug Administration Proposes Pharmaceutical Data Protection Guidelines
On April 26, 2018, the China Drug Administration (CDA) released a draft guideline of implementing rules on pharmaceutical data exclusivity for public comments. The draft guideline expands the scope of data protection from innovative drugs to also now cover innovative therapeutic biologics, orphan drugs, pediatric drugs, as well as drug products that have succeeded in a patent challenge (“first...
China FDA Issues Guidance on 3D Printed Medical Devices
More than two and a half years after the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) formally approved its first three-dimensional (3D) printed medical device for mass production, a hip implant co-developed by Peking University’s Third Hospital and AK Medical, the agency has issued a draft guidance on the regulatory requirements for approval of 3D printed devices.
Seasick Trademarks Walking the Plank? Don’t Let Yeezy Make You Queasy
Successful brands from the United States, and particularly those branded by U.S. celebrities, are often received with similar enthusiasm in other parts of the world. Recently, YEEZY shoes designed by Kanye West made their much anticipated debut to sneaker-heads in China. These consumers were delighted when a physical YEEZY store opened in Wenzhou. There was one problem – all the shoes in the...
It’s a Game Winning Shot but Far from a Slam Dunk: Michael Jordan Obtains Partial Victory in Chinese Courts over Use of His Name
In December 2016, China’s Supreme Court held that a Chinese manufacturer named Qiaodan Sports Company, could not continue to produce athletic shoes, clothing and gear bearing the trademark (see article), which is the Chinese transliteration of famed NBA player Michael Jordan’s last name. The court’s ruling overturned two previous lower court decisions against Jordan, and is a rare win for foreign
China Issues First Update to Medical Device Clinical Trial Guidelines in 12 Years
The Chinese Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) recently announced its first update to the medical device clinical trial guidelines in 12 years. The finalized revision to the 2004 Medical Device Clinical Studies Rules (“MDCSR”) is titled Good Clinical Practice for Medical Device (“Device GCP”) and becomes effective on June 1, 2016. The Device GCP guidelines apply to medical device clinical...

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