Intellectual Property

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.

The draft PRC Cryptography Law, set to be the first and highest-level legislation governing all encryption technology in China, mandates strict cooperation with the authorities and limits foreign suppliers from the market