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China to Revise Intellectual Property Protection as part of New Civil Code
China is making new efforts to improve its regulatory framework for intellectual property rights as part of its continued attempts to spur increased innovation the nation's top patent office has said.
The Commissioner of State Intellectual Property Office of China said the administration is drafting revised intellectual property rights laws and regulations to be implemented under the framework of the new consolidated Civil Code planned to be enacted in 2020.
Both foreign and domestic innovators in Chin have called for a more transparent and more easily predictable regulatory system for the protection of intellectual property rights. An improved regulatory system is expected to give Chinese manufacturing companies a boost in competition with manufacturers in the developed world.
The new Civil Code is a push from the tops of government, in keeping with renewed emphasis on “Rule by Law.” A comprehensive Civil Code was most recently attempted to be passed in the early 2000’s but ultimately was not signed into law.
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