Recent Developments in China's IP Laws in Relation to TRIPS
June 02, 2005 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesChina has made considerable efforts in overhauling its IP legal regime since the country's accession to the WTO in 2001. Still it will be some time yet before these reforms transpire into meaningful ground-level improvements in the enforcement of IP rights.
By Dennis Fernandez and Veronica Weinstein, Fernandez & Associates, Menlo Park, California
When China first bid for membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO), its IP-related laws proved significant obstacles.