Intellectual Property

Baker & McKenzieIgnoring the regrettable fact that pirated DVDs retail at Rmb10 or less in the PRC and bearing in mind that China is an important production…

The rules and procedures of applying for a trademark review and adjudication and the rules of hearing evidence in trademark reviews.

Procedures and administrative fees for the registration of computer software copyright.

Promulgated: October 12 2002Effective: October 15 2002Applicability: This judicial Interpretation shall take precedence over all previous law that conflicts…

Promulgated: October 12 2002Effective: October 16 2002Applicability: The Interpretation is also applicable to trademarks for services (Article 23). The…

Building on prior rules protecting trademarks, the government has issued new guidelines on how trademark dispute cases should be heard.

Recent legislation from different government bodies have brought IP protection for software to a new level, but questions remain.

Promulgated: September 17 2002Effective: October 17 2002Interpreting authority:  State Administration for Industry and CommerceApplicability: …

The new copryright law implementing regulations are intended to bring China's copyright regime closer to full compliance with the TRIPs Agreement of the World Trade Organization