Legal regulation of intellectual property in China
A comprehensive analysis of legal regulation of intellectual property in China in the context of its accession to the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization is given. The authors examine international agreements in the field of intellectual property, to which China joined, as well as its national legislation. It is established that in China the recognition of the right to intellectual property objects at the legislative level began from the moment of its accession to a number of international conventions and agreements in this field. National legislation on intellectual property in China is represented by three blocks: copyright laws, regulations governing the use and protection of trademarks, patent laws. Resolution of issues arising in the field of regulation and protection of intellectual property in China is carried out in two different ways: administrative (appeal to administrative bodies for the purpose of establishing a legal regime for the protection of the results of intellectual activity, and in the event of violation of intellectual rights of various entities), judicial (resolution of disputes over intellectual rights in courts). The authors come to the conclusion that despite compliance of the legislation of the People’s Republic of China in the sphere of intellectual property to international standards and functioning of numerous public authorities responsible for protecting intellectual property, this system works inefficiently that causes a high percent of violations in the considered sphere.