Intellectual Property

• State Council, Protection of Computer Software Regulations

  国务院计算机软件保护条例

  Promulgated: December 20 2001Effective: January 1 2002Applicability: For the purposes of these Regulations, "computer software" (hereinafter, software)…

  January 31, 2002

• Supreme People's Court, Questions Concerning the Jurisdiction and the Scope of the Application of Law to the Trial of Trademark Cases Interpretation

  最高人民法院关于审理商标案件有关管辖和法律适用范围问题的解释

  Defines the scope of the jurisdiction of Supreme People's Court in handling trademark-related disputes.

  January 31, 2002

• State Intellectual Property Office, Administration of the Record Filing of Patent Licensing Contracts Measures

  国家知识产权局专利实施许可合同备案管理办法

  Record filing procedures for patent licence agreements, and the rights of patent licensees.

  January 31, 2002

• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and State Economic and Trade Commission, Administration of Technology Prohibited or Restricted from Import Measures

  对外贸易经济合作部、国家经济贸易委员会禁止进口限制进口技术管理办法

  Promulgated: December 30 2001Effective: January 1 2002Main contents: The Measures state that technology listed under the prohibition category or the restriction…

  January 31, 2002

• Supreme People's Court, Questions Concerning the Application of Law to the Pre-litigation Injunctions to Cease Infringement on Exclusive Rights to Use Registered Trademarks and Preservation of Evidence Interpretation

  最高人民法院关于诉前停止侵犯注册商标专用权行为和保全证据适用法律问题的解释

  Supreme People's Court may make pre-trial injunction to preserve evidence for trademark disputes.

  January 31, 2002

• China's New Technology Import And Export Legislation: A Step Toward a Freer Market

  New regulations on the import and export of technology mark further progress in liberalizing trade in this area. Obstacles to free trade still remain though, especially in the form of prohibited or restricted products.

  January 31, 2002

• The Beijing Olympic Intellectual Property Regulations: An Initial Step Toward Olympic IP Protection in China

  Protects the licencing and use of Olympic marks, symbols, mascots, broadcast rights and other intellectual property.

  January 31, 2002

• PRC Administration of Technology Import and Export Regulations

  中华人民共和国技术进出口管理条例

  New regulations on the import and export of technology mark further progress in liberalizing trade in this area. Obstacles to free trade still remain though, especially in the form of prohibited or restricted products.

  January 31, 2002

• Beijing Municipality, Protection of Olympic Intellectual Property Rights Provisions

  北京市奥林匹克知识产权保护规定

  Protects the licensing and use of Olympic marks, symbols, mascots, broadcast rights and other intellectual property.

  January 31, 2002

• Taiwan WTO Survey: Getting a Head Start on Reform

  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.

  December 31, 2001