Cartels 2025

CHINA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Li Ren (Roy), Beijing DHH Law Firm

quently reversed the first-instance judgment and declared the mediation agreement void ab initio. Key highlights: • established criteria for assessing cartels involving patent rights, guiding the review of whether patent settlements or mediation agreements violate antitrust laws; • emphasised that settlement terms must sub - stantially relate to patent scope, or risk being deemed cartels; and • promoted lawful patent enforcement and public antitrust awareness.

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