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The article reports that electronics maker Apple Inc. has allegedly violated its warranty policies in China. The Chinese media mentions that the company provides better customer services outside China. It states that in China the company only repairs faulty parts of iPhone than replacing the handset as it does in other countries. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) of China is investigating the matter.

The article discusses the Chinese government's plans to improve its State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) in order to improve regulation in the country's food and drug industries. A proposed General Administration of Food and Drug would combine the functions of the SFDA with other agencies such as the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC).

The article discusses an increase in the number of well-known trademarks recognized by the Chinese government in 2011. It mentions that China has two methods by which trademarks can attain well-known status; litigation before the Chinese Higher or Intermediate People's Courts, and administrative procedures through two agencies within the purview of China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

The article reports that China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce has banned outdoor advertising that uses certain terms celebrating opulence and high-end living. The new policy was first reported in the official China Daily newspaper, which quoted a press release from March 17 about new rules taking effect April 15, 2011.

The article reports on the edict issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to support foreign companies in transferring financial claims to registered capital in China.

This article announces the issuance of the Notice Regarding Further Strengthening the Registration and Administration of Permanent Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises by the Chinese State Administration of Industry & Commerce (SAIC) and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in January 2010.

The article reports on a policy reform reducing the maximum number of representative offices in foreign-owned companies published under the Notice on Strengthening Administration for Registration of Foreign Enterprises Resident Representative Institutions by the Chinese State Administration of Industry and Commerce on January 15, 2010.

The article reports on the new regulation released by China's Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration for Industry & Commerce, the State Administration of Work Safety, and the State Food and Drug Administration. It states that the regulation requires administrative departments to boost management control on precursor chemicals production and trade. It notes that the regulation was unveiled on August 10, 2009.

The article reports that the China State Administration for Industry and Commerce is recruiting 400 new examiners on three-year contracts, 300 for China Trade Mark Office (CTMO) and 100 for Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB). CTMO and the TRAB are both under new management and trademark holders in China are hoping that the new management and recruits can help reduce the waiting times for trademark registration, opposition and cancellation actions.

The article focuses on an announcement by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), China, to end the backlog in trade mark application by 2010 and offers information on several new trade marks recognized in 2008 including Nokia, Castrol (in Chinese) and Dell (in Chinese) . It is stated that with less than 200 trade mark examiners to examine close to 710,000 trade mark applications a year, a heavy backlog of cases for examination has been witnessed.

China has released a new list of well-known trademarks, giving protection to 11 foreign marks including Jaguar, McDonald's and DuPont. The other 15 marks on the list are owned by Chinese businesses. The Trade Mark Office has granted the Chinese character marks used by Disney, Wrigley and American Standard the status of well-known marks. In February the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, which oversees the Trade Mark Office, released its first list of well-known marks under the 2001 Trade Mark Law.