China to draft IPR abuse rules
中国拟起草知产反垄断指南
The National Development and Reform Commission held a preparatory meeting to officially start drafting guidelines for applying the Anti-Monopoly Law to intellectual property right (IPR) abuses.
国家发改委组织召开筹备会议，正式启动《滥用知识产权反垄断规制指南》的研究起草工作。

Targeting monopoly agreements related to IPR, abuse of market dominance and concentration of undertakings, the guidelines aim to detail relevant provisions of the Anti-Monopoly Law and offer guidance on when one can claim an exemption.
据悉，《指南》将针对与知识产权有关的垄断协议、滥用市场支配地位和经营者集中等行为，细化《反垄断法》相关条款，特别是对于何种情形可以主张豁免给出具体指引。
Experts say that the guidelines' draft and enactment will have a real impact on the exercise of IPR in sectors such as information and communication and medicine, as well as marketing their products and services.
专家表示，《指南》的起草和颁布，对信息与通讯、医药等领域的知识产权行使行为以及产品和服务销售行为将产生实质影响。