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The IP impact of China's Civil Code: a practice note

05 August 2025

This practice note provides an overview of the intellectual property (IP) related provisions of China's Civil Code, updated up to July 2025.

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Authored by Helen Xia, Yu-An Chang and Stefaan Meuwissen. This note was originally prepared for Practical Law. The original publication can be found here.

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Helen Xia (Shanghai IP Agency)

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The IP impact of China's Civil Code: a practice note

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