Abstract
China has established a relatively complete legal infrastructure for IP protection over the past 30 years. During this time, China’s IP laws and regulations have become increasingly conducive to innovation rather than mere imitation. Many of these aspects of China’s IP regime are currently broadly in line with international standards. However, there are some important exceptions to this trend discussed in this chapter.
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Notes
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Article 15 of the Interim Provisions on the Administration of IPR of Major National S&T Projects provides some clarity on circumstances under which Article 20 and 21 of the LSTP will be applied, although further clarity could still be provided.
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Article 16 of the present China Trademark Law (2014) defines GIs as “the signs that signify the place of origin of the goods in respect of which the signs are used, their specific quality, reputation or other features as mainly decided by the natural or cultural factors of the regions”.
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Prud’homme, D., Zhang, T. (2019). Statutory IP Laws. In: China’s Intellectual Property Regime for Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10404-7_2
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