Intellectual Property

Taiwan has become a new member of the World Trade Organization. An excerpt on how it has prepared itself to meet the challenges of stronger ties to its global trading partners.

A revised edition of the PRC Copyright Law has been promulgated to promote the development of intellectual property rights in the PRC.

A piece of legislation aimed at strengthening the control of trademark in the PRC.

Enhancing trademark protection is another crucial aspect of China's commitment to meet WTO-imposed requirements. China's newly revised trademark law offers the prospect for greater intellectual property protection in future.

China's recently-amended Copyright Law aims to bring China's intellectual property rights protection more into line with international conventions as the country faces renewed scrutiny as a WTO member.

National LegislationBankingPeople's Bank of China, Financial Rules and Normative Documents Decided to be Repealed Catalogue中国人民银行决定废止的一批金融规章和规范性文件目录…

China's government has pledged to abide by the World Trade Organization's requirements. Here's an introduction to the tasks and commitments China faces.

Promulgated: October 27 2001Effective: as of date of promulgationMain contents: Article 8 in Part One on general provisions gives a copyright holder the…

Promulgated: October 27 2001Effective: December 1 2001Main contents: Among the general provisions in Part One, Article 2 states that product trademarks,…