Law & Regulation
This page provides access to the main laws and regulations relating intellectual property in China. Click on the item of the list herein either for reading on or downloading the text. The texts are divided in areas (trademarks, patents, copyright, unfair competition, enforcement, geographical indications, circuits layout, new varieties of plant, others.
Custom
- Customs Law of the People’s Republic of China 2017 Amendment [Chinese] [EN&CN] [English]
- Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 2018 Amendent – [Chinese] [EN&CN] [English]
Domain Name
- Measures of the China Internet Network Information Center for the Resolution of Country Code Top-Level Domain Name Disputes [Chinese] [EN&CN] [English]
Enforcement
- Law of The People’s Republic Of China on Administrative Penalty 2017 Amendment – [Chinese] [EN&CN] [English]
Patent
- Cross-references of guidelines for patent examination 2019 [Chinese]
Procedure
- Administrative Litigation Law of the People’s Republic of China 2017 Revision – [Chinese] [EN&CN] [English]
- Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China 2017 Amendment – [Chinese] [EN&CN] [English]
Trademark Law
- Chinese Classification of similar goods and services 2019 [Chinese]
- Guidelines for trademark examination [Chinese]
- Trademark Law 2019 Amendent not yet effective – [Chinese] [English]
