IP Menu - China - Intellectual Property Resources

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GOVERNMENT	China Government Entry Point
PATENT OFFICE	State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C (SIPO) Trademark Patent and Trademark Office National Copyright Administration of the P.R.C. (NCAC) China National Intellectual Property Rights Network
IP FIRMS / ORGANISATIONS	ATTORNEY LISTINGS IP FIRMS IP Firms of China See IP Firms of China for more information about Intellectual Property firms in Country. INVENTOR ORGANISATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATIONS Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC) QBPC mission is "to work cooperatively with the Chinese Central and local governments, local industry, and other organizations to make positive contributions to anti-counterfeiting efforts in the People's Republic of China."
PATENTS	RESOURCES The State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C The State Intellectual Property Office of China - Chinese Patent Abstracts database is hosted by the SIPO website. An English language Database of Chinese Patent Abstracts. Provides field and Boolean searching. China Patent InfoNet Users can access Chinese patent database freely and other patent related information in China. "Our purpose is to promote patent technology transfer and information transmission, to provide a communication bridge between inventors and users." CHINAPATS Chinese Patent Abstracts Database is hosted on the Questel-Orbit and Dialog Networks - This database covers all patent applications published under the patent law of the People's Republic of China and includes English language abstracts.($) esp@cenet esp@cenet provides access to patent information from China from 1985 for bibliographic information and does not carry facsimile images. For coverage see esp@cenet coverage page. SurfIP.gov.sg The SurfIP.gov.sg is an Intellectual Property site for integrated and customised searching of various patent office databases (CA, CN, EP, SG, TW, UK, US, WO) as well as web sources for IP information. This site is a special project by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) in promoting IP information awareness and usage by harnessing IT power. LEGISLATION The Patent Law of The People's Republic of China hosted on the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C (SIPO) website. The Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China hosted on the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C (SIPO) website. The Regulations on Computer Software Protection hosted on the Chinese Government Official Web Portal website.
TRADEMARKS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION The Trademark Law of The People's Republic of China hosted on the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C (SIPO) website.
DESIGNS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
DOMAIN NAMES	RESOURCES China (.cn) - Search the Domain Name Registry The China Internet Domain Name Regulations hosted on the China Internet Network Information Center website
COPYRIGHT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION The Copyright Law of The People's Republic of China hosted on the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C (SIPO) website. The Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China hosted on the China Court - Supreme People's Court of the PRC website.
PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
CIRCUIT LAYOUT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION The Regulations for the Protection of Layout-design of Integrated Circuits hosted on the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C (SIPO) website. The Rules for Implementing the Regulations on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits hosted on the People's Government of Zhejiang Province website.
COMPANY & BUSINESS	RESOURCES China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) LEGISLATION Laws and Regulations administered by the CSRC.
TRADE PRACTICES	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
IP CASE LAW	Interpretation by the Supreme People's Court of Several Issues Relating to Application of Law to Trial of Cases of Dispute over Copyright on Computer Network hosted on the National Working Group For Intellectual Property Rights Protection website. Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court of Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law to the Trial of Civil Dispute Cases Involving Trademarks hosted on the National Working Group For Intellectual Property Rights Protection website.
NATIONAL LIBRARY/ OTHER	National Library of China ChinaBIG - China Yellow Pages (Telephone Directory)