06 September 2019
China passed new amendments to the Drug Administration Law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/china-passed-new-amendments-to-the-drug-administration-law

On 26 August 2019, China's National People's Congress passed the final amendments to the Drug Administration Law ("DAL"), which will take effect on 1 December 2019. The DAL was first enacted in 1984, then substantively ...

16 September 2020
NMPA and CNIPA issue Draft Patent Linkage Measures in China
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/china/nmpa-and-cnipa-issue-draft-patent-linkage-measures-in-china

On 11 September 2020, the National Medical Products Administration ("NMPA") and the China National Intellectual Property Administration ("CNIPA") issued the draft "Implementing Measures for Drug Patent Dispute Early ...

20 June 2019
China to accelerate the development of "Smart Supervision System" for drug and medical devices
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/china-to-accelerate-the-development-of-smart-supervision-system-for-drug-and-medical-devices

The NMPA issued the Drug Smart Supervision Plan aiming to deepen the development of a drug supervision system embracing modern information technologies such as cloud computing, big data, and "Internet+" technologies.

25 February 2020
Surgical face masks – filtering out counterfeit copies
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/surgical-face-masks-filtering-out-counterfeit-copies

This article discusses the key IP and regulatory issues relating to surgical masks and penalties for the production of counterfeit products.

24 February 2020
Blockchain in the Life Sciences & Healthcare Sectors
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/blockchain-in-the-life-sciences-and-healthcare-sectors

Blockchain is perhaps best known as the technology on which Bitcoin and other digital cryptocurrencies are built. Adoption of blockchain technology – especially in the financial services sector – has been rapid but in ...