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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
CONTENT
PART ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
Article 2. Applicable subjects
Article 3. Objects of intellectual property rights
Article 4. Interpretation of terminologies
Article 5. Application of laws
Article 6. Basis of appearance, establishment of intellectual property rights
Article 7. Restrictions of intellectual property rights
Article 8. State policies on intellectual property rights
Article 9. Rights and responsibilities of organizations, individuals in protection of intellectual property
rights
Article 10. Contents of the State administration of intellectual property
Article 11. Responsibilities of the state administration of intellectual property
Article 12. Intellectual property fees and charges
PART TWO
COPYRIGHTS AND RELATED RIGHTS
Chapter I
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PROTECTION CONDITIONS OF COPYRIGHTS AND RELATED RIGHTS
Section 1. Protection conditions of copyrights
Article 13. Authors, owners of copyright having copyrighted works
Article 14. Forms of protected works
Article 15. Subject matter excluded from copyrights protection
Section 2. Conditions of protection of related rights
Article 16. Protected organizations, individuals of related rights
Article 17. Subject matters of related rights protection
Chapter II
CONTENTS, LIMITATIONS AND DURATION
OF PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHTS, RELATED RIGHTS
Section 1. Contents, limitations and terms of protection of copyrights
Article 18. Copyrights
Article 19. Personal rights
Article 20. Property rights
Article 21. Copyrights to cinematographic works and dramatic works
Article 22. Copyrights to computer programs and compilations
Article 23. Copyrights to folk artistic and literary works
Article 24. Copyright to literary, artistic and scientific works
Article 25. Use of published works without obtaining permission and paying royalties, remuneration
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Article 26. Use of published works without obtaining permission but paying royalties, remuneration
Article 27. Terms of copyrights protection
Article 28. Copyrights infringement
Section 2. Contents, limitations and terms of related rights
Article 29. Rights of performers
Article 30. Rights of producers of phonograms
Article 31. Rights of Broadcasting Organizations
Article 32. Use of related rights without obtaining permission and paying royalties and remuneration
Article 33. Use of related rights without obtaining permission but paying royalties and remuneration
Article 34. Terms of Related Rights Protection
Article 35. Related Rights Infringement
Chapter III
COPYRIGHTS OWNERS AND RELATED RIGHTS OWNERS
Article 36. Copyrights Owner
Article 37. Copyrights Owner is an author
Article 38. Copyrights Owner is a co-author
Article 39. Copyrights Owner is an organization, or individual that assigns a duty to or contract with an
author.
Article 40. Copyrights Owner is an heir
Article 41. Copyrights Owner is a copyrights assignee
Article 42. Copyright owner is the State
Article 43. Works of public domain
Article 44. Related right owners
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Chapter IV
ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHTS, RELATED RIGHTS
Section 1. Assignment of copyrights, related rights
Article 45. General provisions on Assignment of copyrights, related rights
Article 46. Contract for copyrights/related rights assignment.
Section 2. Transference of the use of copyrights, related rights
Article 47. General provisions on transference of the use copyrights, related rights
Article 48. Contract for use of copyrights, related rights
Chapter V
REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHTS AND RELATED RIGHTS
Article 49. Registration of copyrights and related rights
Article 50. Application for registration of copyrights/related rights
Article 51. Competent in granting Copyright Registration Certificates and Related Rights Registration
Certificates
Article 52. Time limit for issuing copyrights/related rights registration certificates
Article 53. Validity of copyrights/related rights registration certificate
Article 54. Register and publication of copyrights, related rights
Article 55. Re-issue, replace or annulment of the validity of Copyright Registration Certificate, Related
Rights Registration Certificate
Chapter VI
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
CONTENT
PART ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
Article 2. Applicable subjects
Article 3. Objects of intellectual property rights
Article 4. Interpretation of terminologies
Article 5. Application of laws
Article 6. Basis of appearance, establishment of intellectual property rights
Article 7. Restrictions of intellectual property rights
Article 8. State policies on intellectual property rights
Article 9. Rights and responsibilities of organizations, individuals in protection of intellectual property
rights
Article 10. Contents of the State administration of intellectual property
Article 11. Responsibilities of the state administration of intellectual property
Article 12. Intellectual property fees and charges
PART TWO
COPYRIGHTS AND RELATED RIGHTS
Chapter I
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PROTECTION CONDITIONS OF COPYRIGHTS AND RELATED RIGHTS
Section 1. Protection conditions of copyrights
Article 13. Authors, owners of copyright having copyrighted works
Article 14. Forms of protected works
Article 15. Subject matter excluded from copyrights protection
Section 2. Conditions of protection of related rights
Article 16. Protected organizations, individuals of related rights
Article 17. Subject matters of related rights protection
Chapter II
CONTENTS, LIMITATIONS AND DURATION
OF PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHTS, RELATED RIGHTS
Section 1. Contents, limitations and terms of protection of copyrights
Article 18. Copyrights
Article 19. Personal rights
Article 20. Property rights
Article 21. Copyrights to cinematographic works and dramatic works
Article 22. Copyrights to computer programs and compilations
Article 23. Copyrights to folk artistic and literary works
Article 24. Copyright to literary, artistic and scientific works
Article 25. Use of published works without obtaining permission and paying royalties, remuneration
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Article 26. Use of published works without obtaining permission but paying royalties, remuneration
Article 27. Terms of copyrights protection
Article 28. Copyrights infringement
Section 2. Contents, limitations and terms of related rights
Article 29. Rights of performers
Article 30. Rights of producers of phonograms
Article 31. Rights of Broadcasting Organizations
Article 32. Use of related rights without obtaining permission and paying royalties and remuneration
Article 33. Use of related rights without obtaining permission but paying royalties and remuneration
Article 34. Terms of Related Rights Protection
Article 35. Related Rights Infringement
Chapter III
COPYRIGHTS OWNERS AND RELATED RIGHTS OWNERS
Article 36. Copyrights Owner
Article 37. Copyrights Owner is an author
Article 38. Copyrights Owner is a co-author
Article 39. Copyrights Owner is an organization, or individual that assigns a duty to or contract with an
author.
Article 40. Copyrights Owner is an heir
Article 41. Copyrights Owner is a copyrights assignee
Article 42. Copyright owner is the State
Article 43. Works of public domain
Article 44. Related right owners
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Chapter IV
ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHTS, RELATED RIGHTS
Section 1. Assignment of copyrights, related rights
Article 45. General provisions on Assignment of copyrights, related rights
Article 46. Contract for copyrights/related rights assignment.
Section 2. Transference of the use of copyrights, related rights
Article 47. General provisions on transference of the use copyrights, related rights
Article 48. Contract for use of copyrights, related rights
Chapter V
REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHTS AND RELATED RIGHTS
Article 49. Registration of copyrights and related rights
Article 50. Application for registration of copyrights/related rights
Article 51. Competent in granting Copyright Registration Certificates and Related Rights Registration
Certificates
Article 52. Time limit for issuing copyrights/related rights registration certificates
Article 53. Validity of copyrights/related rights registration certificate
Article 54. Register and publication of copyrights, related rights
Article 55. Re-issue, replace or annulment of the validity of Copyright Registration Certificate, Related
Rights Registration Certificate
Chapter VI
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