2023 is not a quiet year, even for China’s IP regime. The year started with the surprise release of the draft of the fifth amendment to the Trademark Law, concluded with the State Council’s approval of the third amendment to the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law. These legislative moves along with an array of …
On June 14, 2023, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety (ENVI) approved the text of the “Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for setting eco-design requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC” (hereinafter referred to as the “Proposal”). The text …
Throughout recent years, discussions regarding the promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) in workplace have increased as a result of both changing social and corporate norms. Similarly, new legal provisions on the topic have been developed, which need to be monitored to comply with labor laws, as well as to mitigate the eventual risks …