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Chinese intellectual property and technology laws / edited by Rohan Kariyawasam.
Kariyawasam, Rohan, 1965-
2011
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Title
Chinese intellectual property and technology laws / edited by Rohan Kariyawasam.
Published
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KNQ1155 .C48283 2011
Former Call Number
Ch.P 670 C432 2011
ISBN
9781849800082 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1849800081 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780857935229 (ebook)
0857935224 (ebook)
9780857936264
0857936263
Description
liii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)752791299
Summary
The pioneering studies in this book examine the fundamental role of intellectual property and technology laws as China is moving from 'made in China' to 'created in China'.
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The pioneering studies in this book examine the fundamental role of intellectual property and technology laws as China is moving from 'made in China' to 'created in China'.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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List of contributors
xix
Foreword
xxv
Table of cases / Jiang Zhipei
xxix
Table of national acts, regulations, notices and measures / Jiang Zhipei
xxxvii
Table of international conventions and treaties / Jiang Zhipei
lii
1.
Introduction / Jiang Zhipei
1
2.
Patents 25 / Rohan Kariyawasam
2.1.
The development of Chinese patent law / Guo He
25
2.2.
The ownership of a patent / Guo He
30
2.3.
Type of patent / Guo He
31
2.3.1.
Invention / Guo He
32
2.3.2.
Utility model / Guo He
32
2.3.3.
Design / Guo He
33
2.4.
The patent process / Guo He
33
2.4.1.
Application for a patent / Guo He
33
2.4.2.
The examination system of the Chinese patent / Guo He
34
2.4.3.
Requirements for grant of patent right / Guo He
36
2.4.3.1.
Passive requirements / Guo He
36
2.4.3.2.
Active requirements / Guo He
37
2.5.
Content of patent right / Guo He
40
2.5.1.
Rights of patentee / Guo He
40
2.5.2.
Limitation of patent right / Guo He
40
2.6.
Protection of patent right / Guo He
42
3.
Trademarks / Guo He
46
3.1.
Introduction - what are trademarks? / Li Zuming
46
3.2.
Outline of relevant laws and regulations impacting the domestic Chinese sector / Li Zuming
47
3.2.1.
Classification of trademarks / Li Zuming
49
3.2.1.1.
Commodity trademarks and service trademarks / Li Zuming
49
3.2.1.2.
Certification marks and collective marks / Li Zuming
49
3.2.1.3.
Registered trademarks and unregistered trademarks / Li Zuming
49
3.2.2.
Registered trademarks / Li Zuming
50
3.2.2.1.
General provisions / Li Zuming
50
3.2.2.1.1.
Application for trademark registration / Li Zuming
50
3.2.2.1.2.
Examination of trademark registration / Li Zuming
50
3.2.2.1.3.
Preliminary examination and approval and announcement / Li Zuming
51
3.2.2.1.4.
Grant registration / Li Zuming
51
3.2.2.1.5.
Principle of first application / Li Zuming
51
3.2.2.1.6.
Principle of right of priority / Li Zuming
52
3.2.2.2.
Absolute grounds for refusal / Li Zuming
52
3.2.2.3.
Relative grounds for refusal / Li Zuming
53
3.2.2.3.1.
Infringing existing rights / Li Zuming
53
3.2.2.3.2.
Violating the principle of honesty and credibility / Li Zuming
54
3.2.2.3.3.
Late application / Li Zuming
54
3.2.2.3.4.
Reservation / Li Zuming
55
3.2.3.
Surrender, removal, revocation, modification and rectification / Li Zuming
55
3.2.3.1.
Surrender / Li Zuming
55
3.2.3.2.
Removal / Li Zuming
55
3.2.3.3.
Revocation / Li Zuming
55
3.2.3.4.
Modification / Li Zuming
56
3.2.3.5.
Rectification / Li Zuming
56
3.2.4.
Protection / Li Zuming
57
3.2.4.1.
Determination of infringement / Li Zuming
57
3.2.4.1.1.
Protection of registered trademark / Li Zuming
57
3.2.4.1.2.
Protection of unregistered trademarks / Li Zuming
59
3.2.4.2.
Administrative protection and judicial protection / Li Zuming
61
3.2.4.2.1.
Administrative protection / Li Zuming
61
3.2.4.2.2.
Judicial protection / Li Zuming
63
3.2.4.3.
Legal liability for infringement / Li Zuming
64
3.2.4.3.1.
Civil liability / Li Zuming
64
3.2.4.3.2.
Administrative liability / Li Zuming
65
3.2.4.3.3.
Criminal liability / Li Zuming
65
3.3.
Problems with differences of interpretation and enforcement of laws across China / Li Zuming
68
3.3.1.
The problem with the distinctive characteristics of trademarks / Li Zuming
68
3.3.2.
The problem with the similarity between two trademarks / Li Zuming
69
3.3.3.
The problem with the determination of well- known trademarks / Li Zuming
70
3.3.4.
The problem with applying for trademark registration by illicit means a trademark that has been used, but not registered, by others and has become influential / Li Zuming
71
3.3.5.
The problem with the amount of compensation for infringement / Li Zuming
71
3.4.
Impact of international law on the Chinese domestic market / Li Zuming
72
3.5.
Future legislation likely to impact the sector / Li Zuming
74
3.6.
Conclusion / Li Zuming
75
4.
Copyright protection in China / Li Zuming
78
4.1.
Chinese copyright law and the impact of international law / Li Yufeng
78
4.2.
Sources of copyright law / Li Yufeng
81
4.3.
Framework of the copyright law / Li Yufeng
82
4.3.1.
What is copyright? / Li Yufeng
82
4.3.2.
Copyrighted works / Li Yufeng
84
4.3.3.
Non-copyrighted and banned works / Li Yufeng
87
4.3.3.1.
Government documents / Li Yufeng
87
4.3.3.2.
News on current affairs / Li Yufeng
87
4.3.3.3.
Calendars, numerical tables and forms of general use, and formulas / Li Yufeng
87
4.3.3.4.
Banned works / Li Yufeng
88
4.3.4.
Ownership of copyright / Li Yufeng
91
4.3.4.1.
Ownership of co-authored works / Li Yufeng
91
4.3.4.2.
Ownership of cinematographic works or the like / Li Yufeng
92
4.3.4.3.
Ownership of service works ('works for hire') / Li Yufeng
92
4.3.4.4.
Special clause / Li Yufeng
93
4.3.5.
Neighbouring rights / Li Yufeng
93
4.4.
Problems with differences of interpretation and enforcement of laws across China / Li Yufeng
96
4.5.
Continuing reform and future legislation / Li Yufeng
101
4.5.1.
Continuing reform / Li Yufeng
101
4.5.2.
Forthcoming legislation / Li Yufeng
102
4.6.
Conclusion / Li Yufeng
105
5.
Unfair competition/trade secrets (1) / Li Yufeng
106
5.1.
Acts of unfair competition / Hu Kaizhong
106
5.2.
Types of unfair competition / Hu Kaizhong
109
5.2.1.
Counterfeiting of goods / Hu Kaizhong
110
5.2.2.
False propaganda / Hu Kaizhong
111
5.3.
Infringement of business secrets / Hu Kaizhong
112
5.4.
Business defamation / Hu Kaizhong
115
5.5.
Commercial bribery / Hu Kaizhong
116
5.6.
Unlawful lottery ticket sales / Hu Kaizhong
117
5.7.
Additional forced purchase or sales with unreasonable condition / Hu Kaizhong
117
5.8.
Dumping / Hu Kaizhong
118
5.9.
Bid rigging / Hu Kaizhong
118
5.10.
Competition restriction of public-facility or other monopolized enterprises / Hu Kaizhong
119
5.11.
Competition restriction of government organs / Hu Kaizhong
119
5.12.
Problems of implementing the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of PRC / Hu Kaizhong
120
5.12.1.
The term 'unfair competition act' / Hu Kaizhong
120
5.12.2.
The scope of unfair competition acts in the AUCL / Hu Kaizhong
120
5.12.3.
Provisions regarding unfair competition in the AUCL / Hu Kaizhong
121
5.12.4.
The supervising power of the administrative law enforcement organs in the AUCL / Hu Kaizhong
121
5.12.5.
The liability provisions in AUCL / Hu Kaizhong
121
5.13.
Ideas for Improving the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the PRC / Hu Kaizhong
122
5.13.1.
Redefining the term 'unfair competition act' / Hu Kaizhong
122
5.13.2.
Expanding the types of unfair competition activities / Hu Kaizhong
122
5.13.2.1.
Abuse of a dominant market position / Hu Kaizhong
123
5.13.2.2.
Joint actions / Hu Kaizhong
123
5.13.2.3.
Other acts of unfair competition / Hu Kaizhong
123
5.13.3.
Improving the operability of the provisions of the Law / Hu Kaizhong
124
5.13.3.1.
Adding types of counterfeiting / Hu Kaizhong
124
5.13.3.2.
Infringement of business secrets / Hu Kaizhong
125
5.13.3.3.
Unfair lottery ticket sales / Hu Kaizhong
125
5.13.3.4.
Comparative advertising / Hu Kaizhong
125
5.13.4.
Authorizing administrative organs with the necessary power of supervision / Hu Kaizhong
125
5.13.5.
Improving the provisions on liability / Hu Kaizhong
126
5.14.
Conclusion / Hu Kaizhong
126
6.
Unfair competition/trade secrets/know-how (2) / Hu Kaizhong
127
6.1.
Overview of trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
127
6.1.1.
Definition of trade secret / Liu Xiaohai
127
6.1.2.
Concrete terms of trade secret / Liu Xiaohai
128
6.1.2.1.
'Unknown to the public' / Liu Xiaohai
128
6.1.2.2.
'Capable of bringing economic benefit to the owners whilst having practical applicability' / Liu Xiaohai
129
6.1.2.3.
'Rights owners have taken security measures' / Liu Xiaohai
129
6.1.3.
The relationship between patent, copyright and trade secret / Liu Xiaohai
130
6.1.3.1.
The relationship between trade secrets and patents / Liu Xiaohai
130
6.1.3.2.
The relationship between trade secrets and copyright / Liu Xiaohai
130
6.2.
Protection of trade secrets obtained legally in employment relationships / Liu Xiaohai
131
6.2.1.
Employees' confidentiality obligation / Liu Xiaohai
131
6.2.1.1.
Confidentiality obligations of serving employees / Liu Xiaohai
131
6.2.1.2.
Confidentiality obligations of former employees / Liu Xiaohai
133
6.2.2.
Competition restriction obligations of employees / Liu Xiaohai
134
6.2.2.1.
Competition restriction obligation of serving employees / Liu Xiaohai
134
6.2.2.2.
Competition restriction obligations of former employees / Liu Xiaohai
134
6.2.2.3.
Principles followed by People's Courts in competition restriction cases / Liu Xiaohai
136
6.3.
The protection of trade secrets obtained through transactions / Liu Xiaohai
136
6.3.1.
General rules / Liu Xiaohai
136
6.3.1.1.
Contract law / Liu Xiaohai
136
6.3.1.2.
Tort law / Liu Xiaohai
137
6.3.2.
Trade Secret Licensing Agreements / Liu Xiaohai
138
6.3.2.1.
Valid clauses in know-how licensing agreements / Liu Xiaohai
139
6.3.2.2.
Invalid clauses of know-how licensing agreements / Liu Xiaohai
141
6.3.2.3.
Consequences of exploiting know- how by breaching know-how licensing agreements subject to Contract Law / Liu Xiaohai
142
6.3.3.
Protection of trade secrets in technology development contracts / Liu Xiaohai
143
6.3.3.1.
Introduction to technology development contracts / Liu Xiaohai
143
6.3.3.2.
Owner of know-how resulting from technology development contracts and relevant confidentiality obligations of the parties / Liu Xiaohai
143
6.4.
Infringement of trade secrets and corresponding legal liability / Liu Xiaohai
145
6.4.1.
Infringement of trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
145
6.4.1.1.
The Anti-Unfair Competition Law / Liu Xiaohai
145
6.4.1.2.
Obtaining trade secrets by illegitimate means / Liu Xiaohai
146
6.4.1.3.
Infringing of trade secrets by malicious third parties / Liu Xiaohai
148
6.4.1.4.
Restraint of trade (restrictions on former employees) / Liu Xiaohai
148
6.4.2.
Civil liability for infringing trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
149
6.4.2.1.
Cessation of infringements / Liu Xiaohai
149
6.4.2.2.
Compensation for losses / Liu Xiaohai
150
6.4.2.3.
Liability of third parties who obtain trade secrets in good faith / Liu Xiaohai
151
6.4.2.4.
Problems with tort litigation / Liu Xiaohai
153
6.4.3.
Criminal liability for infringing trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
155
6.4.3.1.
Encroachment upon trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
155
6.4.3.2.
Subjective elements of encroachment upon trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
155
6.4.3.3.
Objective elements of encroachment upon trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
157
6.4.3.4.
Punishment / Liu Xiaohai
157
6.4.4.
Administrative liability for infringing trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
158
6.4.4.1.
Administrative punishment / Liu Xiaohai
158
6.4.4.2.
Burden of proof of the rights owner / Liu Xiaohai
159
6.4.4.3.
Interim measures in administrative procedures / Liu Xiaohai
159
6.5.
Legislative trends for protecting trade secrets / Liu Xiaohai
160
7.
Protection of intellectual property in Hong Kong / Liu Xiaohai
162
7.1.
Introduction / Michael Pendleton
162
7.2.
Trade marks / Michael Pendleton
163
7.2.1.
Common law unregistered trade marks - the action for passing off / Michael Pendleton
163
7.2.1.1.
Plaintiff's reputation or goodwill / Michael Pendleton
163
7.2.1.2.
Defendant's representation - the test of deception or confusion / Michael Pendleton
165
7.2.1.3.
Damage or likelihood of damage / Michael Pendleton
166
7.2.2.
Registered trade marks / Michael Pendleton
167
7.2.2.1.
Definition of trade marks / Michael Pendleton
167
7.2.2.2.
Registrability of trade marks / Michael Pendleton
168
7.2.2.3.
Ownership and use of registered trade marks / Michael Pendleton
171
7.2.2.4.
Infringement of registered trade marks / Michael Pendleton
172
7.2.2.5.
Criminal sanctions / Michael Pendleton
173
7.2.2.6.
Revocation and declaration of invalidity / Michael Pendleton
173
7.3.
Copyright / Michael Pendleton
174
7.3.1.
Subsistence of copyright / Michael Pendleton
175
7.3.2.
Duration of copyright / Michael Pendleton
177
7.3.3.
Copyright and industrial designs / Michael Pendleton
178
7.3.4.
Authorship and ownership of copyright / Michael Pendleton
179
7.3.5.
Infringement of copyright / Michael Pendleton
181
7.3.6.
Remedies / Michael Pendleton
188
7.3.7.
Criminal sanctions / Michael Pendleton
188
7.4.
Patents / Michael Pendleton
191
7.4.1.
Summary of the patents ordinance / Michael Pendleton
191
7.4.2.
Registered designs / Michael Pendleton
196
7.4.3.
Meaning of design under the Ordinance / Michael Pendleton
197
7.4.4.
Registrable designs / Michael Pendleton
198
7.4.4.1.
Novelty / Michael Pendleton
198
7.4.4.2.
Designs excluded from registration / Michael Pendleton
199
7.4.5.
Infringement under the Ordinance / Michael Pendleton
200
7.4.5.1.
Not substantially different / Michael Pendleton
201
7.4.5.2.
Nature of infringing article / Michael Pendleton
201
7.5.
Trade secrets - the action for breach of confidence / Michael Pendleton
202
7.5.1.
Existing law / Michael Pendleton
203
7.5.2.
Minimum intellectual effort / Michael Pendleton
205
7.5.3.
Information must not be public knowledge / Michael Pendleton
205
7.5.4.
Springboards and headstarts doctrine / Michael Pendleton
207
7.5.5.
Personal knowledge, skill or experience acquired at work / Michael Pendleton
209
7.5.6.
Information imparted under circumstances importing an obligation of confidence / Michael Pendleton
216
7.5.7.
Third party disclosees of confidential information / Michael Pendleton
220
7.5.8.
Defences / Michael Pendleton
224
7.5.9.
Bona fide purchaser in good faith of confidential information / Michael Pendleton
226
7.6.
Conclusion / Michael Pendleton
226
8.
Copyright protection under the network environment / Michael Pendleton
227
8.1.
Network technology: a new way of human life / Liu Chuntian
228
8.2.
Knowledge patterns: the network as a technical pattern (not a new form of work) / Liu Chuntian
228
8.3.
Network technology and the law of property / Liu Chuntian
229
8.4.
The interaction of Chinese legislation and judicial practice: copyright law and network technology / Liu Chuntian
230
8.5.
Improvements of copyright law under the network environment / Liu Chuntian
234
8.5.1.
Private rights and state regulations / Liu Chuntian
235
8.5.2.
The principle of systematization of law and integration with China's civil law system / Liu Chuntian
235
8.6.
The unity of globalization and challenges from network technology / Liu Chuntian
236
8.6.1.
China as a developing country / Liu Chuntian
236
8.6.2.
Legislating for problems of new technology and local conditions / Liu Chuntian
237
8.6.3.
Building innovation / Liu Chuntian
237
9.
Computer software, information technology and e-commerce (1) / Liu Chuntian
239
9.1.
Introduction / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
239
9.2.
Main Chinese laws protecting computer software / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
241
9.2.1.
Copyright law / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
241
9.2.1.1.
Definition of computer software / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
242
9.2.1.2.
Copyright in computer software / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
242
9.2.1.3.
Limitations of copyright in computer software / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
243
9.2.1.4.
Term of protection / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
244
9.2.1.5.
Registration of computer software / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
245
9.2.1.6.
Infringement and liabilities / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
245
9.2.2.
Patent Law / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
246
9.2.3.
Anti-Unfair Competition Law / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
249
9.2.4.
Trademark Law / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
249
9.2.5.
Contract Law / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
250
9.2.6.
Shrink-wrap and click-wrap contracts / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
251
9.2.7.
Open licenses / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
253
9.3.
Information technology / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
255
9.3.1.
Main Chinese laws protecting internet security / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
255
9.3.2.
Legal protection for databases / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
256
9.3.2.1.
Protection under the Copyright Law as a work created by compiling / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
256
9.3.2.2.
Protection under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
257
9.3.3.
DRM in China / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
257
9.4.
E-commerce legislation and practice / Zhang Ping Meng Zhaoping
260
9.4.1.
Relevant rules in the Contract Law / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
261
9.4.2.
Electronic Signature Law / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
262
9.4.3.
Other e-commerce legislation / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
262
9.4.4.
E-commerce practice / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
263
9.5.
The Anti-Monopoly Law of PRC / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
264
9.6.
Conclusion / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
266
10.
Chinese e-commerce (2) and legal environment / Meng Zhaoping Zhang Ping
268
10.1.
Evolution of e-commerce in China: an overview / Cong Lixian
269
10.2.
E-commerce legal system and practice in China / Cong Lixian
270
10.2.1.
Present situation of Chinese e-commerce law / Cong Lixian
271
10.2.1.1.
Electronic signatures / Cong Lixian
271
10.2.1.2.
Trademarks and domain names / Cong Lixian
272
10.2.1.3.
Copyright / Cong Lixian
274
10.2.1.4.
Electronic contracts and their corresponding laws / Cong Lixian
277
10.2.1.5.
Electronic payment system and governing laws / Cong Lixian
278
10.2.1.6.
E-commerce transactions: safety and privacy issues / Cong Lixian
279
10.2.1.7.
Anti-counterfeit and the eBay- EachNet and Alibaba tale / Cong Lixian
281
10.2.2.
Regional differences in the laws governing e-commerce: the Beijing and Shanghai example / Cong Lixian
282
10.2.3.
E-commerce litigation and dispute resolution / Cong Lixian
284
10.3.
Influence of international law on the legal environment of e-commerce in China / Cong Lixian
286
10.4.
Suggestions for improving the legal environment of e-commerce in China / Cong Lixian
289
10.5.
Conclusion / Cong Lixian
291
11.
Anti Monopoly Law / Cong Lixian
294
11.1.
Introduction / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
294
11.1.1.
History of China's approach in the area of competition policy / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
294
11.1.2.
A milestone on the road of China's economic transition period / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
296
11.1.3.
Chinese characteristics / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
297
11.2.
The AML and relevant laws and regulations / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
300
11.2.1.
Overview / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
300
11.2.2.
Monopoly agreements / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
300
11.2.3.
Abuse of market dominance / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
301
11.2.4.
Concentration of undertakings / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
303
11.2.4.1.
Filing / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
303
11.2.4.2.
Factors to be considered in review / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
304
11.2.4.3.
National security / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
304
11.2.4.4.
Exemptions / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
305
11.2.4.5.
Procedural provisions / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
305
11.2.5.
Facts and figures / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
305
11.2.6.
Delineation of relevant markets / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
309
11.3.
Problems exposed in interpretation and enforcement / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
310
11.3.1.
Coordination among enforcement authorities / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
310
11.3.2.
Lack of supportive rules and regulations / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
310
11.3.3.
Coordination with previous laws and regulations with anti monopoly contents / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
312
11.3.4.
Coordination with sectoral regulators / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
313
11.3.5.
Unresolved issues in judicial practice / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
314
11.4.
Impact by international factors / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
316
11.4.1.
Overview / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
316
11.4.2.
Foreign governments / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
317
11.4.3.
International organizations / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
318
11.5.
Future legislation / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
318
11.6.
Relationship between the AML and IPR protection / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
320
11.6.1.
Monopoly: same word but with two meanings / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
320
11.6.2.
Different ways of treatment / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
320
11.6.3.
Goals in common but not reality as yet? / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
321
11.7.
Conclusion / Zhang Zhe Huang Young
322
12.
Intellectual property protection and competition law / Huang Young Zhang Zhe
323
12.1.
Introduction / Xu Shiying
323
12.2.
Relationship between anti-monopoly law and the protection of IPRs / Xu Shiying
324
12.2.1.
The changing nature of the relationship between the AML and the protection of IPRs / Xu Shiying
324
12.2.2.
Anti-competitive practices in abusing IPR / Xu Shiying
325
12.2.2.1.
Maintenance of monopoly / Xu Shiying
325
12.2.2.2.
Anti-competitive practices concerning the exercise of IPRs / Xu Shiying
326
12.2.2.3.
IPRs and excessive concentration of market power merger / Xu Shiying
327
12.2.3.
New challenges / Xu Shiying
327
12.2.3.1.
Regulations on acts of 'non-use' / Xu Shiying
328
12.2.3.2.
Regulations on acts of 'wrongful acquisition' / Xu Shiying
329
12.2.3.3.
Regulations on 'wrongful acts concerning licensing' / Xu Shiying
329
12.2.3.4.
Regulations on other abuses of IP / Xu Shiying
329
12.2.3.5.
Summary / Xu Shiying
330
12.3.
Measures preventing abuse and excessive monopoly by IP law itself / Xu Shiying
330
12.3.1.
Doctrine of 'time limit' / Xu Shiying
330
12.3.2.
Doctrine of 'compulsory license' / Xu Shiying
331
12.3.3.
Doctrine of 'fair use' / Xu Shiying
332
12.4.
Correction of abuses of IP by Anti-Monopoly Law / Xu Shiying
333
12.4.1.
The negative effects of IPRs Monopoly / Xu Shiying
333
12.5.
Impact of international law on the Chinese domestic market in the sector / Xu Shiying
334
12.5.1.
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (PCPIP) / Xu Shiying
334
12.5.2.
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of IPRs (TRIPS) / Xu Shiying
335
12.6.
Improvement in China's legal system of Anti- Monopoly Law in the field of IP / Xu Shiying
338
12.6.1.
The history and current state of Chinese law on anti-monopoly involving IP / Xu Shiying
339
12.6.1.1.
Competition rules concerning IP are contained within several laws / Xu Shiying
339
12.6.1.2.
Anti-Monopoly Law / Xu Shiying
340
12.6.2.
A case study: legal definition of 'technical measures' / Xu Shiying
340
12.6.2.1.
Legal elements of technical measures / Xu Shiying
342
12.6.2.2.
Borderline protection of 'technical measures' / Xu Shiying
343
12.6.3.
Application of Anti-Monopoly Law to the communications industry / Xu Shiying
344
12.6.3.1.
Case study of QQ Tencent / Xu Shiying
344
12.6.3.2.
Difference of opinion / Xu Shiying
346
12.7.
Conclusion / Xu Shiying
347
13.
China in the WTO: enforcement of the TRIPS Agreement and the Doha Agenda / Xu Shiying
348
13.1.
The TRIPS and the Doha agenda / Kong Qingjiang
350
13.1.1.
Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health / Kong Qingjiang
351
13.1.1.1.
Reiteration of TRIPS rights / Kong Qingjiang
351
13.1.1.2.
Clarification of uncertainties / Kong Qingjiang
352
13.1.2.
The Doha Declaration and enforcement of the TRIPS Agreement / Kong Qingjiang
353
13.1.3.
Other Doha issues / Kong Qingjiang
355
13.2.
China's Enforcement of the TRIPS Agreement in the Doha Round / Kong Qingjiang
356
13.2.1.
China and the Doha Agenda in general / Kong Qingjiang
356
13.2.2.
China's attitude towards IPR in the Doha Agenda / Kong Qingjiang
358
13.2.3.
China's expectation of international rule- making within the WTO framework / Kong Qingjiang
360
13.2.4.
Implementation of the Doha Declaration in light of the Patent Law revision / Kong Qingjiang
362
13.3.
Concluding remarks / Kong Qingjiang
364
14.
Practical enforcement of IP in China: suggestions and comments from the Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC) / Kong Qingjiang
367
14.1.
The background and history of the QBPC / Jack Chang
367
14.2.
The most important QBPC objective: 'Strengthening criminal enforcement actions' / Jack Chang
370
14.3.
The silver bullet does exist - a true story of success / Jack Chang
374
14.3.1.
Counterfeit threat is a business issue rather than simply a legal issue / Jack Chang
375
14.3.2.
Recognizing and promoting a sense of honor in Chinese law enforcement / Jack Chang
376
14.3.3.
Firefighting; arsonist hunting and fire prevention are equally important / Jack Chang
377
14.3.4.
Never give up: constructive recommendations get Chinese top leaders' attention / Jack Chang
380
14.4.
The achievements of the QBPC and the key factors boosting the development of QBPC / Jack Chang
380
14.4.1.
QBPC ten-best-case award / Jack Chang
380
14.4.2.
Criminal enforcement: Strong partnership between the QBPC and the Chinese police, the Economic Crime Investigation Department (ECID) of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) / Jack Chang
386
14.4.3.
Strengthening border intellectual property protection: setting up the Customs Committee in 2001 / Jack Chang
390
14.4.4.
'QBPCnis my capable right hand assistant' (recognition from former Vice Premier - Madam Wuyi) / Jack Chang
392
14.4.5.
From the anti-counterfeiting a trademarks to covering all intellectual property / Jack Chang
393
14.5.
Ongoing challenges and QBPC actions / Jack Chang
403
14.5.1.
Global financial crisis and IP enforcement / Jack Chang
403
14.5.2.
The abolishing of the Chinese Government's IP enforcement coordination taskforce and the newly set up department responsible for IP coordination / Jack Chang
404
14.5.3.
Innovation policies driving changes in the business environment / Jack Chang
404
14.5.4.
QBPC actions and the future / Jack Chang
405
14.6.
Conclusion / Jack Chang
409
15.
Telecommunications and the internet / Jack Chang
411
15.1.
Introduction / Rohan Kariyawasam
411
15.2.
Overview / Rohan Kariyawasam
412
15.3.
Regulation of telecommunications / Rohan Kariyawasam
412
15.4.
Regulation of internet services / Rohan Kariyawasam
421
15.4.1.
Next generation networks / Rohan Kariyawasam
429
15.5.
Foreign investment / Rohan Kariyawasam
429
15.6.
Applicable competition law in telecommunications / Rohan Kariyawasam
432
15.7.
Conclusion / Rohan Kariyawasam
435
Index / Rohan Kariyawasam
439

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