外國投資者并購境內(nèi)企業(yè)規(guī)定課件

RecentevolutionsonIPRinChinaShiJiayou(AssociateProfessorinRenminUniversityofChina,PhDofParisIandofRenminUniversity)ChinaSymposium,Singapore,Jan.302008RecentevolutionsonIPRinCh1Chinesecourtshandle52,437IPRcasesduringfiveyears

Chinesecourtsatalllevelsheard54,321andconcluded52,437casesofcivillawsuitsconcerningIPRatfirstinstancefrom2002to2006.Chinesecourtshandle52,437I2Con’tInlinewiththeprinciplesofcomprehensiveIPRinfringementcompensation,courtsatalllevelshavebeengraduallyincreasingtheamountofcompensation.Con’tInlinewiththeprincipl3Foreign-relatedcasesDuringtheyearsfrom2002to2006,China'scourtshavesettled931foreign-relatedIPRcases,withanaverageannualincreaseof48.29%.

Foreign-relatedcasesDuringth4Con’tCon’t5Con’tCon’t6ProvisionsforForeignInvestorstoMergeandAcquireDomesticEnterprises(M&ARules)

《外國投資者并購境內(nèi)企業(yè)規(guī)定》8August,2006promulgatedbysixministriesThenewM&ARules,whichtakeseffectonSeptember8,2006,replacetheoldM&ArulesinChinathatwerepromulgatedin12,2003(InterimProvisionsforForeignInvestorstoMergeandAcquireDomesticEnterprises)ProvisionsforForeignInvesto7Article12(IP)Whereaforeigninvestorintendstoobtaintheactualcontrollingpowerofadomesticenterpriseitplanstotakeover,andifanyimportantindustryisconcerned,orifithasanimpactonormayhaveanimpactonthenationaleconomicsecurity,oritwillleadtothetransferoftheactualcontrollingpowerofadomesticenterprisewhichholdswell-knowntrademarkorahistoricChinesebrandname,thepartiesconcernedshallfileanapplicationwiththeMinistryofCommerce.

Ifthepartiesconcernedfailtodoso,whileitstakeoverhashadormayhaveaseriousimpactonthenationaleconomicsecurity,theMinistryofCommercemay,jointlywiththerelevantdepartments,demandthepartiesconcernedtoterminatethetransactionortransfertherelevantequities/assetsortakeothereffectivemeasurestoeliminatethetakeover’simpactonthenationaleconomicsecurity.Article12(IP)Whereaforeign8QuestionsImportantIndustry:sensitiveindustry? (List?Orcatalogueofindustries)Nationaleconomicsecurity:

appreciationMOFCOM/Localgovernment:poweroflastsayWell-knowntrademark:morethan800(2006)AhistoricChinesebrandname(中華老字號企業(yè)):morethan2,000:procedureofqualification?QuestionsImportantIndustry:s9TrademarkLaw(revisedin2001)Article14Accountshallbetakenofthefollowingfactorsinestablishmentofawell-knowntrademark:(l)reputationofthemarktotherelevantpublic;(2)timeforcontinuoususeofthemark;(3)consecutivetime,extentandgeographicalareaofadvertisementofthemark;(4)recordsofprotectionofthemarkasawell-knownmark;(5)anyotherfactorsrelevanttothereputationofthemark.TrademarkLaw(revisedin200110JudicialinterpretationsSince2001,theSupremeCourthasreviewedandamended18judicialinterpretations,whichinvolvepatents,trademarks,copyrights,newplantvarieties,integratedcircuitdesign,technicalcontracts,unfaircompetition,computernetworkdomainnames,intellectualpropertycrime,pre-trialprovisionalmeasures,IPRpropertypreservationmeasures,casejurisdictionandtrialdivision.JudicialinterpretationsSince11InterpretationonSomeIssuesConcerningtheApplicationofLawintheTrialofCivilCasesInvolvingUnfairCompetition

(2007)《最高人民法院關(guān)于審理不正當(dāng)競爭民事案件應(yīng)用法律若干問題的解釋》TheinterpretationonSomeIssuesConcerningtheApplicationofLawintheTrialofCivilCasesInvolvingUnfairCompetitionhasbeenpromulgatedbytheSupremePeople’sCourtonJanuary12,2007andcomeintoforceasofFebruary1,2007.InterpretationonSomeIssues12“well-knowncommodities”Commoditiesshallnotbeaffirmedas“well-known”,providedthattheyareonlyfamousoutsidetheterritorybutnotwithintheterritoryofChina.“well-knowncommodities”Commod13enterprisenameorpersonalnameThenameofenterpriseorpersonalnamewhichshallbeprotectedaccordingtolawhasbeenextendedtothebusinessnameofanenterpriseorthepennameorstagenameofanynaturalperson.enterprisenameorpersonalna14TradesecretsInterpretationprovidesthatthenamelistofcustomersamongtradesecretsshallgenerallyrefertothename,address,contactinformation,tradinghabits,tradingintent,andtradingcontentsofcustomersthatconsistofthespecificclientinformationdifferentfromrelevantpublicinformation.TradesecretsInterpretationpr15TradeSecretUnavailabilitytothePublic--CommercialValueandPracticalApplicability--ConfidentialityMeasuresTradeSecretUnavailabilityto16ReverseengineeringInaccordancewithInterpretation,itislegitimateformanagerstoobtainbusinesssecretsbywayofreverseengineering.Nevertheless,itstressesthatreverseengineeringwillnotbeagooddefenseforatradesecretinfringementclaimwherethetradesecrethasbeenobtainedinanirregularwaybefore.ReverseengineeringInaccordan17CivilliabilitiesRemediesforInfringementofTradeSecretTheremediesforinfringementoftradesecretundertheInterpretationincludeinjunctivereliefanddamages.InjunctiveReliefCivilliabilitiesRemediesfor18Damages(i)lostprofitsincurredbythetradesecretownerduetosuchinfringement;or(ii)unjustbenefitobtainedbythedefendantduringsuchinfringement;or(iii)reasonableroyaltywhereneitherlostprofitsnorunjustbenefitorsomecombinationofthetworemediesareapplicable;or(iv)commercialvalueofsuchtradesecretwherethetradesecrethasbeenknowntothepublicduetosuchinfringement.Damages(i)lostprofitsincur19JurisdictionAccordingtotheInterpretation,ingeneraltheintermediatecourtshavejurisdictionoveranyunfaircompetitionclaims.JurisdictionAccordingtotheI20LaborContractLawof2007Thislawcontainsprovisionstoregulatebothemployersandemployeesontradesecretsandintellectualpropertyconfidentialityrelatedissues.

LaborContractLawof2007This21LaborContractLawArticle23Employersandemployeesmayincludetermsintheirlaborcontractrelatingtotheconfidentialityofbusinesssecretsandintellectualproperty.

Inlaborcontractswhichcontainconfidentialityobligations,employerandemployeemayagreeonthecompetitionrestriction.Aftercancellationorterminationofthelaborcontractandduringtheperiodofrestrictedcompetition,compensationshallbepaidonamonthlybasis.Employeeswhobreachtheclausesrestrictingcompetitionshallpayliquidateddamagestotheemployerinaccordancewiththeagreementthereof.

LaborContractLawArticle23E22Con’tArticle24Personnelsubjecttorestrictionsincompetitionshallbelimitedtoseniormanagement,seniortechniciansandotherindividualswithobligationsofconfidentiality.Thescope,areaandtermoftherestrictionshallbeagreeduponbetweentheemployerandtheemployeeandshallnotbeinviolationoflaws,rulesandregulations.

Theterm,inwhichtheemployeeswhoaresubjecttorestrictionsoncompetitioninworkingforacompetingbusinesswhichproducesthesameproductsorservices,orstartsabusinessforthesameproductsorservices,shallnotexceedtwoyears.Con’tArticle24Personnelsubj23Con’tArticle90Ifaworkerterminateshisemploymentcontractinviolationofthislaworbreachesobligationsofconfidentialityorrestrictionsoncompetitionstipulatedinhis/heremploymentcontract,andifsuchviolationorbreachcauseslossestohisemployer,hewillbeheldliablefordamages.Con’tArticle90Ifaworkerte24CHINTv.Schneider(2007)ThejudgmentoftheChineseIPinfringementcaseinthefirstinstancewithhighestdamageclaimwasrenderedinWenzhou,ZhejiangprovinceonSeptember,292007.SchneiderElectricS.A,theworldleaderinthelowervoltageelectricproductsbusiness,wasorderedbyWenzhouIntermediatePeople’sCourttoceasepatentinfringementandpay3.33billionRMBasdamagestoaChineseprivate-ownedenterpriseCHINTGroup.CHINTv.Schneider(2007)Thej25Con’tSchneiderinsistedthatthepatentclaimedbyCHINTshouldbeinvalidandalsofiledaninvalidationrequestagainstCHINT’spatentwiththePatentReexaminationBoardofSIPOduringthelitigationprocess,which,however,wasrefusedbytheBoard.Con’tSchneiderinsistedthatt26Con’tSchneiderwasnotsatisfiedwiththejudgment.SchneiderhasalreadyappealedagainsttherefusalofthePatentReexaminationBoardwithBeijingNo.1IntermediatePeople’sCourt.ButtheCourthasnotyetrenderedthefinaljudgment.Con’tSchneiderwasnotsatisfi27Pfizerv.HuiruiInOct.2007,aBeijingcourtorderedalocalbio-technologycompanytopay200,000yuanincompensationtoPfizerProducts,Inc.fortrademarkinfringement.TheBeijing-basedcompany,namingitselfasHuirui(sameasPfizer’sChinesetradename)biotechnologiesCo.Ltd.andprominentlyusedthenameonitswebsitetopromotesalesofitsproduct..

Pfizerv.HuiruiInOct.2007,28RecentevolutionsonIPRinChinaShiJiayou(AssociateProfessorinRenminUniversityofChina,PhDofParisIandofRenminUniversity)ChinaSymposium,Singapore,Jan.302008RecentevolutionsonIPRinCh29Chinesecourtshandle52,437IPRcasesduringfiveyears

Chinesecourtsatalllevelsheard54,321andconcluded52,437casesofcivillawsuitsconcerningIPRatfirstinstancefrom2002to2006.Chinesecourtshandle52,437I30Con’tInlinewiththeprinciplesofcomprehensiveIPRinfringementcompensation,courtsatalllevelshavebeengraduallyincreasingtheamountofcompensation.Con’tInlinewiththeprincipl31Foreign-relatedcasesDuringtheyearsfrom2002to2006,China'scourtshavesettled931foreign-relatedIPRcases,withanaverageannualincreaseof48.29%.

Foreign-relatedcasesDuringth32Con’tCon’t33Con’tCon’t34ProvisionsforForeignInvestorstoMergeandAcquireDomesticEnterprises(M&ARules)

《外國投資者并購境內(nèi)企業(yè)規(guī)定》8August,2006promulgatedbysixministriesThenewM&ARules,whichtakeseffectonSeptember8,2006,replacetheoldM&ArulesinChinathatwerepromulgatedin12,2003(InterimProvisionsforForeignInvestorstoMergeandAcquireDomesticEnterprises)ProvisionsforForeignInvesto35Article12(IP)Whereaforeigninvestorintendstoobtaintheactualcontrollingpowerofadomesticenterpriseitplanstotakeover,andifanyimportantindustryisconcerned,orifithasanimpactonormayhaveanimpactonthenationaleconomicsecurity,oritwillleadtothetransferoftheactualcontrollingpowerofadomesticenterprisewhichholdswell-knowntrademarkorahistoricChinesebrandname,thepartiesconcernedshallfileanapplicationwiththeMinistryofCommerce.

Ifthepartiesconcernedfailtodoso,whileitstakeoverhashadormayhaveaseriousimpactonthenationaleconomicsecurity,theMinistryofCommercemay,jointlywiththerelevantdepartments,demandthepartiesconcernedtoterminatethetransactionortransfertherelevantequities/assetsortakeothereffectivemeasurestoeliminatethetakeover’simpactonthenationaleconomicsecurity.Article12(IP)Whereaforeign36QuestionsImportantIndustry:sensitiveindustry? (List?Orcatalogueofindustries)Nationaleconomicsecurity:

appreciationMOFCOM/Localgovernment:poweroflastsayWell-knowntrademark:morethan800(2006)AhistoricChinesebrandname(中華老字號企業(yè)):morethan2,000:procedureofqualification?QuestionsImportantIndustry:s37TrademarkLaw(revisedin2001)Article14Accountshallbetakenofthefollowingfactorsinestablishmentofawell-knowntrademark:(l)reputationofthemarktotherelevantpublic;(2)timeforcontinuoususeofthemark;(3)consecutivetime,extentandgeographicalareaofadvertisementofthemark;(4)recordsofprotectionofthemarkasawell-knownmark;(5)anyotherfactorsrelevanttothereputationofthemark.TrademarkLaw(revisedin200138JudicialinterpretationsSince2001,theSupremeCourthasreviewedandamended18judicialinterpretations,whichinvolvepatents,trademarks,copyrights,newplantvarieties,integratedcircuitdesign,technicalcontracts,unfaircompetition,computernetworkdomainnames,intellectualpropertycrime,pre-trialprovisionalmeasures,IPRpropertypreservationmeasures,casejurisdictionandtrialdivision.JudicialinterpretationsSince39InterpretationonSomeIssuesConcerningtheApplicationofLawintheTrialofCivilCasesInvolvingUnfairCompetition

(2007)《最高人民法院關(guān)于審理不正當(dāng)競爭民事案件應(yīng)用法律若干問題的解釋》TheinterpretationonSomeIssuesConcerningtheApplicationofLawintheTrialofCivilCasesInvolvingUnfairCompetitionhasbeenpromulgatedbytheSupremePeople’sCourtonJanuary12,2007andcomeintoforceasofFebruary1,2007.InterpretationonSomeIssues40“well-knowncommodities”Commoditiesshallnotbeaffirmedas“well-known”,providedthattheyareonlyfamousoutsidetheterritorybutnotwithintheterritoryofChina.“well-knowncommodities”Commod41enterprisenameorpersonalnameThenameofenterpriseorpersonalnamewhichshallbeprotectedaccordingtolawhasbeenextendedtothebusinessnameofanenterpriseorthepennameorstagenameofanynaturalperson.enterprisenameorpersonalna42TradesecretsInterpretationprovidesthatthenamelistofcustomersamongtradesecretsshallgenerallyrefertothename,address,contactinformation,tradinghabits,tradingintent,andtradingcontentsofcustomersthatconsistofthespecificclientinformationdifferentfromrelevantpublicinformation.TradesecretsInterpretationpr43TradeSecretUnavailabilitytothePublic--CommercialValueandPracticalApplicability--ConfidentialityMeasuresTradeSecretUnavailabilityto44ReverseengineeringInaccordancewithInterpretation,itislegitimateformanagerstoobtainbusinesssecretsbywayofreverseengineering.Nevertheless,itstressesthatreverseengineeringwillnotbeagooddefenseforatradesecretinfringementclaimwherethetradesecrethasbeenobtainedinanirregularwaybefore.ReverseengineeringInaccordan45CivilliabilitiesRemediesforInfringementofTradeSecretTheremediesforinfringementoftradesecretundertheInterpretationincludeinjunctivereliefanddamages.InjunctiveReliefCivilliabilitiesRemediesfor46Damages(i)lostprofitsincurredbythetradesecretownerduetosuchinfringement;or(ii)unjustbenefitobtainedbythedefendantduringsuchinfringement;or(iii)reasonableroyaltywhereneitherlostprofitsnorunjustbenefitorsomecombinationofthetworemediesareapplicable;or(iv)commercialvalueofsuchtradesecretwherethetradesecrethasbeenknowntothepublicduetosuchinfringement.Damages(i)lostprofitsincur47JurisdictionAccordingtotheInterpretation,ingeneraltheintermediatecourtshavejurisdictionoveranyunfaircompetitionclaims.JurisdictionAccordingtotheI48LaborContractLawof2007Thislawcontainsprovisionstoregulatebothemployersandemployeesontradesecretsandintellectualpropertyconfidentialityrelatedissues.

LaborContractLawof2007This49LaborContractLawArticle23Employersandemployeesmayincludetermsintheirlaborcontractrelatingtotheconfidentialityofbusinesssecretsandintellectualproperty.

Inlaborcontractswhichcontainconfidentialityobligations,employerandemployeemayagreeonthecompetitionrestriction.Aftercancellationorterminationofthelaborcontractandduringtheperiodofrestrictedcompetition,compensationshallbepaidonamonthlybasis.Employeeswhobreachtheclausesrestrictingcompetitionshallpayliquidateddamagestotheemployerinaccordancewiththeagreementthereof.

LaborContractLawArticle23E50Con’tArticle24Personnelsubjecttorestrictionsincompetitionshallbelimitedtoseniormanagement,seniortechniciansandotherindividualswithobligationsofconfidentiality.Thescope,areaandtermoftherestrictionshallbeagreeduponbetweentheemployerandtheemployeeandshallnotbeinviolationoflaws,rulesandregulations.

Theterm,inwhichtheemployeeswhoaresubjecttorestrictionsoncompetitioninworkingforacompetingbusinesswhichproducesthesameproductsorservices,orstartsabusinessforthesamep