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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
China Issues the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Online Transactions
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has recently issued Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Online Transactions. The Measures implement rules for the E-commerce Law of China and provide…
China Law Insight
《网络交易监督管理办法》：社交电商 – “正名”还是“紧箍咒”？
By King & Wood
2021年的3月15日，市场监管总局出台了《网络交易监督管理办法》(“《新办法》”)，这部将于2021年5月1日起施行的《新办法》对当前“社交电商”“直播带货”等网络交易新业态中的经营者定位及其相应的义务都作出了明确规定。《新办法》中反复提及了“网络社交”这一概念，结合市场监管总局同日发布的新闻稿(“《新闻稿》”)可以看出，“社交电商”这一互联网创新消费模式在被带上“紧箍咒”的同时，在某种程度上也算是得到了市场监管总局的“官方正名”。
International Trade Law
How Companies Can Combat Knockoffs At And Beyond ITC This Year
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, knockoffs were a $500 billion global criminal enterprise, predicted to double by 2022 with the exponential rise in e-commerce. 2020's pandemic accelerated both phenomena: Within…
Indochine Counsel Blog
Foreign E-Commerce Providers in Vietnam
by Steven Jacob, Foreign Associate Recently, I came across an update that referred to an official letter clarifying tax issues as relates to foreign e-commerce providers. I'll discuss it in…
SALT Shaker
Kansas Governor announces marketplace facilitator proposal
By Jonathan Feldman, Chris Lee, Charles Capouet
On February 9, 2021, Governor Laura Kelly announced a plan to add market facilitator collection and remittance to other tax related legislation, Senate Bill 22. The governor noted that Kansas…
International Law Prof Blog
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Trade and Technology: Rebooting Global Trade for the Digital Millennium
Founded in 2009, the philosophy of Trade, Law and Development has been to generate and sustain a constructive and democratic debate on emergent issues in international economic law and to…
The HB Blog
How to Set Up A Worldwide ECommerce Site – A Legal Checklist
By Dan Harris
What are the legal issues involved in selling product worldwide over the internet? The following questions make up an initial checklist for companies looking to sell their products internationally over…
Intellectual Property Trends
Brand Gating on Amazon: A Way to Help Prevent Counterfeiting
Amazon Offers Brand Gating to Help Prevent Counterfeit Issues by Third-Party SellersThe globalization of the Internet and tremendous growth of online sales have greatly benefitted manufacturer and retailers alike. But…
China Justice Observer
China Issues National Standard on IP Protection in E-commerce – China Legal News
By Publisher
China’s National Standard for Protection and Management of Intellectual Property on E-commerce Platforms was released in November 2020. On 9 Nov. 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”)…
China Law Blog
How to Protect Your IP When Selling on Chinese E-Commerce Platforms (English/Español)
1. Selling Your Products on Chinese E-Commerce Sites With China accounting for half of the e-commerce transactions in the world, non-Chinese companies are enjoying some of the spoils. According to…