Intellectual Property

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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,…

National LegislationBankingQuestions and Answers on the Standards for Information Disclosures by Companies That Offer Securities to the Public No.2 - Allocations…

The PRC government has recently adopted property preservation measures on registered trademark rights to make the rules of civil procedure more efficient.

Promulgated: January 2 2001Effective: January 21 2001Main contents: The Interpretation stipulates the procedure to be taken by the people's court when…

An interpretation concerning relevant issues in people's courts subjecting rights in registrered trademarks to property preservation measures.

Interpretations concerning copyright disputes involving computer networks have been issued by the Supreme People's Court to clarify the application of the law in this area.

The Supreme People's Court has recently issued new judicial interpretations to counteract protection of intellectual property rights on the internet as the existing Copyright Law does not cover such protection.