On August 31, 2018, the Fifth Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of China (NPCC) passed the "E-commerce Law of China", which will come into force on January 1, 2019.

The Law will regulate typical issues related to e-commerce, including contract contents, logistics, operation entities, operation conducts, e-payments, etc.

Unitalen will publish an article analyzing the impact of the E-Commerce Law on intellectual property protection in due course, please stay posted.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.