Source: China.org.cn

04-29-2007 15:19

X. Thematic Studies

(I) On IPR Protection and Management System

1. To carry out the social supervision of IPR protection and study on coordination of law enforcement.

2. To carry out the evaluation of IPR protection and study on information early warning system.

3. To study on independent IPR and innovation.

4. To study on the relationship between IPR system and building an innovative country.

5. To study on issues related to creating, managing, protecting and using China's independent IPR at the current stage.

6. To study on the IPR management system and coordination mechanism.

7. To study on the integrated capacities of China's IPR-related work.

(II) On IPR Protection in Import and Export

1. To survey on IPR protection related to import and export.

2. To strengthen the study on the abuse of IPR and IPR in international trade.

(III) On Judicial IPR Protection

1. To strengthen the study on criminal, civil, administrative and judicial protection of IPR, and try to produce theoretical outcomes, thus providing a theoretical basis for revising and improving IPR-related laws.

2. To finish the survey on the evidences to be used in IPR lawsuit cases, and try to translate the survey's outcome into reality.

3. To put the survey on the judicial determination of well-known trademarks as a priority, and further regulate the trial process, make the judicial standards specified and uniform.

4. To strengthen the theoretical study on IPR judicial protection and try to produce theoretical outcomes, thus providing theoretical evidence for revising and improving criminal laws.

5. To sum up, study and make judgment on the overall status quo, features and development trend of China's current IPR infringement crimes, so as to provide theoretical support for the next step of IPR protection.

6. To study on law application in handling tobacco-related crimes.

(IV) On IPR Team-building

To continue the study on IPR legal services and the team-building for IPR lawyers.

(V) On Trademark Protection

1. To fulfill researches on the subjects of "Study on Trademark Strategy" and "Study on Trade Secret-Related Issues" in national IPR strategic researches and translate subject researches to subject implementation.

2. To strengthen investigation and law enforcement on how to crack down upon "fake brand names" and trade secrets infringement.

3. To study on how to protect well-known commodities effectively and on implementing the filing system for well-known commodities' proprietary names, packaging, and decoration.

(VI) On Copyright Protection

1. To carry out the project of "Survey on the Economic Contributions of China's Copyright-Related Industries" with WIPO.

2. To carry out the survey on the administration system for copyright agencies, and to study and draft Administrative Measures for Copyright Agencies.

3. To survey on and demonstrate copyright arbitration mechanism and to explore and promote a copyright arbitration system with Chinese characteristics.

(VII) On Patent Protection

To carry out study on protection of utility models and design patents in China.

 

Editor:Liu Fang