Chinese Law Research Guide

Chinese trademark law has become a hot topic of discussion among scholars and practitioners, both in China and abroad. This book offers the essential information for understanding the Chinese legal regime for trademark registration and administration. It serves as a roadmap for conducting research in this subject area by providing the know-how on finding relevant statutes, regulations, case law, bibliographies, electronic resources, and other useful information. The Guide is a handy reference and valuable tool for legal scholars, law professors, lawyers, and others interested in learning about Chinese trademark law.
Major topics in this Guide include: an overview of the trademark law system in China; current trademark laws and regulations in effect; important judicial decisions relating to trademark disputes between Chinese and foreign parties; applicable international treaties and agreements governing Chinese trademarks; trademark agents and law firms; how to conduct trademark searches; and selective judicial and economic statistics concerning Chinese trademarks. Various tables of authorities, along with appendixes, are created to facilitate easy access to critical documents, such as trademark statutes, regulations, policy guidelines, and official interpretations.

The landscape of Chinese copyright law has transformed dramatically since the publication of the first edition of this Guide in 2000. The Copyright Law was amended in 2010, followed by promulgation of a new set of regulations in 2013. China joined a series of international treaties and agreements concerning copyright and IPR. This includes accession to the TRIPS Agreement in 2001 and signing of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances in 2012. Between 2014 and 2015, three new specialized courts, Intellectual Property Courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, were established by the national legislature and are now in full operation. Chinese courts and judges are busier than ever in adjudicating disputes and crimes involving copyright and other IP matters, as evidenced by a tremendous growth of cases heard by the court nationwide. Finally, Chinese citizens, enterprises, and organizations became much more aware of copyrights and IPR as valuable assets, and they are more willing to protect their IPR through litigation. This edition attempts to capture and reflect on all the above changes in the Chinese society. This book is not merely a revision of the first one; instead it is a complete rewrite of the former. Several new chapters bring in more content, which are organized to make it easier for the reader to use the information. The tables of cases, statutes, and international agreements add a new way of accessing information readily. A directory of Chinese IP agencies and law firms can be helpful to the practitioner.

This book teaches one how to conduct research in Chinese patent law and practice. It describes, in general terms, the patent legal system of China and how it is administered; it pulls together all relevant information sources, printed and electronic, for finding statutes, regulations, cases and other matters; and it provides a comprehensive bibliography, plus other useful resources. This new edition offers a revision of the first edition research guide. Every chapter of the first edition has been revised or reorganized to reflect the changes of the last decades

This authoritative Research Handbook presents, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the salient content and major developments in environmental law in transitional China. Through this rigorous examination, it gives a unique insight into the implementation problems and reform needs of environmental governance in China. This timely book explores the core concepts, basic mechanisms and key challenges of Chinese environmental law, extending the frontier of understanding in this fundamental area. Combining theory and practice, the expert contributors provide an introduction to and comments on relevant environmental laws and regulations and their latest developments. The Research Handbook builds upon previous knowledge of Chinese environmental law, divulging concerns on redressing environmental protection issues in the context of economic growth and sustainable development. Readers will gain a discerning insight into the nuances of environmental regulation in China from this extensive review. This necessary exploration of Chinese environmental law will be an indispensable reference point for academics and advanced students of environmental studies in general, and environmental law in particular. Practitioners will find the work both informative and important.

This book focuses on various problems arising as a result of China’s e-business development. These include e-commerce aspects of the internet industry and e-governance aspects of the presiding agencies. E-privacy and online IPR protection will be of particular interest to readers, as these are important international problems that China has been trying its best to deal with for many years. Each paper in this book presents valuable guidelines and suggestions to allow readers to form a sound understanding of China’s e-business development.