Guangdong Province, Guidelines for the Adjudication of Civil Dispute Cases Involving Intellectual Property in Online Games (Trial Implementation)

广东省关于网络游戏知识产权民事纠纷案件的审判指引 (试行)

May 21, 2020 | BY

Susan Mok

Guangdong issues guidelines on IP protection for online games

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Published: April 13, 2020

Main contents: A plaintiff may claim that another has infringed upon rights and interests relating to the entirety of the content of the online game or, alternatively, assert that the other has infringed upon rights and interests relating to a specific portion or game elements of the online game (Article 6).

In determining whether a game screen satisfies the conditions for constituting a work created by a method similar to shooting a film, comprehensive consideration shall generally