What are the legal systems for protecting intellectual property rights in China?

What are the laws and regulations that protect intellectual property rights?

The General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (1987) stipulates six types of intellectual property rights and the civil law protection system of intellectual property rights.

The Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates the relevant contents of intellectual property crimes in eight articles, thus defining the criminal law protection system of intellectual property rights in China.

The Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) has been revised three times, and the latest revision was implemented on May 20 1 year 14. Laws and regulations such as the Provisions on the Recognition and Protection of Well-known Trademarks and the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Trademark Civil Disputes have comprehensively protected trademarks.

The Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) has been revised three times, and the revised version was promulgated and implemented on June, 2009 10. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, Measures for the Administration of Enterprise Patent Work (for Trial Implementation), Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Applicable Law for Stopping Patent Infringement before Litigation (Fa Shi [2001] No.20), the Supreme People's Court Interpretation on the Applicable Law for Trial of Patent Infringement Disputes (Fa Shi [2009] No.21), etc.

The Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) has been revised twice. The latest revision was implemented on April 20 10/day, and relevant revisions are in progress. The latest judicial interpretations, such as the Regulations on the Implementation of Copyright Law, the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Copyright Civil Disputes (2002) and the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Computer Network Copyright Disputes (revised in 2006), all provide legal protection for copyright and network copyright at the judicial level. The Notice on Regulating the Order of Reprinting Copyright on the Internet stipulates that online media should make provisions on reprinting other people's works.

The Regulations on the Protection of Computer Software in People's Republic of China (PRC) has been revised twice to protect computer software and related issues.

The Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties in People's Republic of China (PRC) provides legislative protection for plant varieties.

The Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements provides a guarantee for promoting the transformation of intellectual property rights into social production.

The Anti-Unfair Competition Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) clearly regulates acts of unfair competition and provides supplementary legislative protection for intellectual property rights in packaging, decoration and trade secrets.

The Tort Liability Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates the types of civil tort and the corresponding tort liability.

With the implementation of the Interim Measures for the Administration of Online Commodity Trading and Related Services, online shop opening has officially entered the "real-name registration system" era.

Intellectual property protection of product design is realized through other specific intellectual property rights.