Zhipei, Jiang --- "Foreword" [2011] ELECD 834; in Kariyawasam, Rohan (ed), "Chinese Intellectual Property and Technology Laws" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)

Book Title: Chinese Intellectual Property and Technology Laws

Editor(s): Kariyawasam, Rohan

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849800082

Section Title: Foreword

Author(s): Zhipei, Jiang

Number of pages: 4

Extract:

Foreword
Jiang Zhipei

For over twenty years, I have been involved with trial work for Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR) disputes and have witnessed over this time an
important period in the development of IPRs in China. My experi-
ence indicates a very strong demand for the effective protection of IP
worldwide. Although the modern IPR system in China started quite
late, China spent three decades completing the modernization of its IPR
system, whilst many Western countries achieved the same over two to
three hundred years. In this respect, China's achievement has attracted
worldwide attention.
The development of China's IPR system draws on the useful experience
of other countries' IPR development. However, due to its own national
conditions and the overall impact of its legal structures, the develop-
ment of Chinese IPR law still retains many Chinese characteristics. In the
process of global economic and trade integration, the differences between
Western legal systems and China's systems and other interests have gained
prominence, and this collision has at times created conflict that may lead
to misunderstanding and friction. There is a real need therefore to under-
stand and appreciate these differences objectively and accurately in order
to maintain the legitimate rights and interests of all.
Using legal means to protect the interests of all parties, we need to
have a full understanding of the rights of IP owners, specific remedies for
infringement, and a country's legislative and judicial practice. In 2007,
I met with the US chief IP ...