In recent years, China has continued its commitment to
improving the protection of intellectual property, while filings
for IP registrations have exploded. For example, the National
Intellectual Property Strategy was designed to improve China's
ability to protect and administer IP. Yet despite these
advancements challenges still exist for foreign businesses with
commercial activities in China.
Establishing Your IP Rights
Intellectual property falls under a few broad categories, and we
will touch on each one briefly:
- Trademarks ("): Trademarks must be
registered to enjoy protection and are relevant to the widest range
of businesses, and are simply a distinctive mark or brand that
companies use to identify that the product or services with which
the mark appears is from a unique source.
