China

General Principles of Civil Law

Year of current version:	1986
Date of entry into force of original text:	January 1, 1987
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 12, 1986
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection, Trade Names, Trademarks, Transfer of Technology, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Notes:	The basic legislation of the Chinese civil law system, defining IPR as civil rights (general provisions and principles therein applicable to IPR).
Available Texts:
Chinese	中华人民共和国民法通则 (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
English	General Principles of Civil Law
Related Legislation:	Relates to Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Matters Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving the Disputes over Infringement upon the Rights of New Plant Varieties (CN176) Is amended by Law of The People's Republic of China on the Laws Applicable to Foreign-related Civil Relations (CN173)
WIPO Lex No.:	CN135