Written in the context of China's new IPR laws after WTO entry, this publication examines the legal framework for IP protection and its practical implications in the commercial world. It demonstrates how the rules work both inside and outside the courtroom and the practical application of Chinese intellectual property laws to business, e.g., how a business protects and enforces its intellectual property, how best to protect business assets to avoid intellectual property problems in the first place, how to recognize when an intellectual property asset has been infringed, what to do if infringement occurs, and what the government is doing to improve the intellectual property protection and enforcement environment in China.

This publication offers extensive coverage in China IPR arena. It includes insightful commentary, bilingual legislation as well as a wide selection of court cases analyzed by a team of distinguished RPC judges

Key benefits

• Adopts a practical approach to address all issues pertinent to IP rights enforcement and protection in China business arena.
• Contains best practice and a wide range of court cases in each topic.
• A good working reference for corporate counsels and the busy IP lawyers alike.
• Helps our customers minimize the IP risks in China.

Key featues

• Most comprehensive commentary to the post-WTO IP legal framework in China
• Contains In-dept case analyses, full text judgments and abstracts.
• Sets out a checklist of key preventative and preparatory steps foreign investors can take to protect IP in China
• Provides bilingual IP legislation and judicial interpretations for easy reference
• Written by a group of judge, experienced lawyers, IP consultants and professors.

Contents Includes:

Vol.1 - Commentary (English only)

• The intellectual property Legal System
• Trademarks
• Copyright
• Patents
• Enforcement of IPR
• Trade Secrets
• Internet
• Technology Transfer
• Unfair Competition
• Case summaries

Vol.2 - Case analyses and important laws and regulations (Bilingual)

Vol.3 - Case digests (Bilingual) and full text judgments (Chinese)

Product Includes:

• 3 loose-leaf volumes
• 6 updates a year
• Fortnightly PRC Briefing e-newsletter