Intellectual property law is a general term for legal norms that regulate various social relationships arising from the ownership, utilization and protection of intellectual achievements.

Intellectual property law is a special law of civil law. Most of the basic principles, systems and legal norms of civil law apply to intellectual property rights.

The origin of intellectual property law

The origin of intellectual property law refers to the various forms of expression of intellectual property legal norms.

The sources of my country’s intellectual property laws can be divided into two parts: domestic legal norms and international conventions.

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Domestic legal norms consist of laws, regulations, rules and judicial interpretations

Mainly include the "General Principles of Civil Law", "Copyright Law", " Patent Law, Trademark Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law, Copyright Law Implementation Regulations, Patent Law Implementation Rules, Trademark Law Implementation Rules, Computer Software Protection Regulations, Well-known Trademark Recognition and Management Interim Provisions", "Registration and Management Measures for Collective Trademarks and Certification Trademarks", "Provisions on the Registration and Management of Enterprise Names", "Several Provisions on the Prohibition of Unfair Competition from Counterfeiting the Unique Names, Packaging and Decoration of Well-known Goods", "Prohibition on Infringement of Certain Provisions on Trade Secrets".

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The international conventions that our country has joined are an important part of our country’s intellectual property law.

Among the international conventions on intellectual property that our country has joined, the most important ones are Paris Convention and Berne Convention. The Paris Convention focuses on the protection of patents, trademarks and other rights; the Berne Convention focuses on the protection of copyrights in literary and artistic works.