Intellectual property in China

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
Trademark Office (SAIC)
Regional Organisations: Expert Group on Intellectual Property Rights (IPEG)
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Law 1992	20 years, non renewable	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Law on Marks	10 years, renewable indefinitely	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Patent Law	10 years
Copyright Copyright Law	During the lifetime of the author and 50 years after his or her death	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Patent Law	10 years

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