What are the laws and regulations related to intellectual property rights in China?

The following is a classified list of intellectual property laws and regulations:

(1) comprehensive class:

"General Principles of Civil Law", Chapter 5, Section 3, "Intellectual Property".

Section 7 of Chapter III of the Specific Provisions of Criminal Law "Crime of Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights";

Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights.

Chapter 18 of the Contract Law "Technology Contract". Chapter V of the Foreign Trade Law "Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Related to Foreign Trade".

(2) Trademark rights:

Trademark law and its implementing regulations.

Interpretation of the High Court on the jurisdiction and scope of application of the law in the trial of trademark cases;

Interpretation of the high court on several issues concerning the application of law in the trial of trademark civil disputes.

Provisions on the identification and protection of well-known trademarks; Measures for the administration of the registration of collective trademarks and certification trademarks.

(3) Patent category:

Patent law and its implementing rules.

Provisions of the High Court on the Applicable Law in the Trial of Patent Dispute Cases;

Several provisions of the high court on the application of laws to stop patent infringement before litigation.

National defense patent regulations.

(4) Copyright category:

Copyright law and its implementing regulations.

Interpretation of the high court on several issues concerning the application of law in the trial of copyright civil disputes;

Interpretation of the High Court on several issues concerning the application of law in the trial of computer network copyright disputes;

Interpretation of the high court on several issues concerning the application of law in the trial of civil disputes involving computer network domain names.

Regulations on collective management of copyright;

Regulations on the protection of computer software;

Regulations on the protection of information network communication rights.

(5) Trade secrets:

Anti-unfair competition law.

Several provisions on prohibiting infringement of trade secrets.

(6) Category of new plant varieties:

Regulations on the protection of new plant varieties and its implementing rules (agriculture, forestry).

Interpretation of the high court on several issues concerning the trial of disputes over new plant varieties.

(7) Special signs:

Regulations on the administration of special signs;

Regulations on the protection of Olympic symbols;

Regulations on the protection of world Expo symbols.

(8) Geographical indications:

Trademark law.

Measures for the administration of the registration of collective trademarks and certification trademarks.

Provisions on the protection of geographical indication products.

(nine) the exclusive right of integrated circuit layout design:

Regulations on the protection of layout design of integrated circuits and its implementing rules.

Notice of the High Court on Trial of Integrated Circuit Layout Design Cases.

Regulations on the protection of layout design of integrated circuits.

(10) Other categories:

Regulations on customs protection of intellectual property rights;

Measures for the implementation of the regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on customs protection of intellectual property rights.

Measures for the protection of intellectual property rights in exhibitions.