Written by some of China’s leading academic experts and with a foreword by the former Chief Justice of the IP Tribunal of China’s Supreme People’s Court, this book combines for the very first time a review of both Chinese intellectual property and technology laws in a single volume in English. The book initially focuses on recent amendments to the laws of copyright, trademarks, patents, before moving on to discuss unfair competition and trade secrets, and the protection of intellectual property over electronic networks. Other chapters cover the regulation of digital networks and telecommunications; IT and E-commerce; the new antimonopoly law and competition; and China’s position on the TRIPS agreement. Of special note is a chapter written by in-house Counsel and the Chairman of the Quality Brands Protection Committee (a coalition of well known multinational brands) reviewing both brand protection and practical enforcement of intellectual property in China. This book will appeal to scholars and postgraduate students in commercial law (especially in IP, trade, competition, and technology), Chinese studies and business, as well as regulators, international agencies and law firms. Management consultancy and accounting firms, banks and investment firms will also find this book invaluable.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Foreward 1. Introduction 2. Patents 3. Trademarks 4. Copyright protection in China 5. Unfair competition/trade secrets (1) 6. Unfair competition/trade secrets/know-how (2) 7. Protection of intellectual property in Hong Kong 8. Copyright protection under the network environment 9. Computer software, information technology and e-commerce (1) 10. Chinese e-commerce (2) and legal environment 11. Anti monopoly law 12. Intellectual property protection and competition law 13. China in the WTO: enforcement of the TRIPS agreement and the Doha agenda 14. Practical enforcement of IP in China: suggestions and comments from the quality brands protection committee 15. Telecommunications and the internet Index