Intellectual Property Rights in China

This Guide is a detailed overview of all aspects of IPR and protection in China. Produced in association with AWS, the Austrian Federal Bank’s specialist IPR unit based in Shanghai, this is an essential work for any businessman trading with or conducting

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Editors Chris Devonshire-Ellis Andy Scott Sam Woollard Dezan Shira & Associates Asia Briefing Ltd. Unit 1618, 16/F., Miramar Tower, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China e-mail: [email protected]

ISSN 2191-0634

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ISBN 978-3-642-15407-2

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DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-15408-9 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 Ó Asia Briefing Ltd. 2008, 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: eStudio Calamar, Berlin/Figueres Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

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