Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 444 Where intellectual property rights such as the exclusive right to use a registered trademark, patent right or copyright are pledged, the pledge right shall be established at the time of pledge registration. After the pledge of property rights in intellectual property rights, the pledgor may not transfer or license others to use them, unless the pledgor and the pledgee agree through consultation. The pledgor shall pay off the debts in advance to the pledgee or deposit the price for transferring or allowing others to use the pledged intellectual property rights.
Article 1027 Where the literary and artistic works published by the actor depict real people or specific people, contain insulting or defamatory contents, and infringe upon the reputation rights of others, the victim has the right to demand the actor to bear civil liability according to law. The literary and artistic works published by the actor are not described by a specific person, and only those whose plots are similar to those of that specific person will not bear civil liability.