Regulation of the People's Republic of China on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Order of the State Council of the People s Republic of China
No.395

The Regulation of the People s Republic of China on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, which was adopted at the 30th executive meeting of the State Council on November 26th.2003, is hereby promulgated,and shall be implemented on March 1st,2004.

Wen Jiabao, Premier
December 2nd,2003

Regulation of the People s Republic of China on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 The present Regulation is formulated in accordance with the Customs Law of the People s Republic of China in order to carry out the customs protection of intellectual property rights, to promote economic and trade contacts as well as scientific, technological and cultural contacts with foreign countries, and to maintain public benefits.

Article 2 Customs protection of intellectual property rights mentioned in the present Regulation refers to the protection practiced by the customs of the rights to exclusive use of trademarks, copyrights and copyright-related rights, patent rights(hereinafter uniformly referred to as intellectual property rights),which are related to imported and exported goods and protected by the laws and administrative regulations of the People s Republic of China.

Article 3 The State prohibits the import and export of goods infringing intellectual property rights.

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Source: Invest in China
Editor: Grace
Date: 2005-4-2 13:21:00

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