Copyright

1. The protection period of the author’s right of signature, right of modification, and right to protect the integrity of the work is not limited.

2. For a citizen’s work, the protection period of the right to publish and copyright property rights is the life of the author and fifty years after the death, ending on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the death of the author; if Collaborative works end on December 31, the fiftieth year after the death of the last author.

3. Film works and works created by methods similar to filmmaking, photographic works, works of legal persons or other organizations, and copyrights (except the right of authorship) are enjoyed by legal persons or other organizations and the right to publish their work The protection period of copyright property rights is fifty years, ending on December 31, the fiftieth year after the work was first published. However, if the work has not been published within fifty years from the completion of its creation, the copyright law will no longer protect it.

4. For a work whose author is unknown, the protection period of the rights specified in Article 10, Paragraph 1, Items 5 to 17 of the Copyright Law ends on December 31 of the 50th year after the work was first published. After the author's identity is determined, the provisions of Article 21 of the Copyright Law shall apply.

5. For unpublished works during the author’s lifetime, if the author has not expressly stated not to publish them, within 50 years after the author’s death, the right to publish can be exercised by the heir or legatee; if there is no heir or legatee, Exercisable by the owner of the original work.

Neighboring rights

1. The period of protection of performers' rights to identify themselves and protect their performance image from distortion is not limited; the period of protection of their property rights is fifty years, ending on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the performance.

2. The protection period for audio and video producers’ rights to allow others to copy, distribute, rent, and disseminate their audio and video products to the public through information networks is 50 years from the completion of the first production. Ends on December 31, the fiftieth year after the product was first produced.

3． Radio stations and television stations are entitled to rebroadcast, record/copy for 50 years after the first broadcast. Ends on December 31, the fiftieth year after the first broadcast of the radio or television.

4 The publisher has the right to permit or prohibit others from using the layout design of books and periodicals published by it. The protection period is ten years, ending on the tenth anniversary of the first publication of the book or periodical using the layout design. December 31st of the year.

Patent rights

The term of invention patent rights is 20 years, and the term of utility model patent rights and design patent rights is 10 years, both calculated from the date of application. After the expiration of the patent term, the patent rights are terminated. Before the expiration of the patent right, the patentee may declare in writing to waive the patent right.

Trademark rights

Within the validity period, the exclusive right to use a trademark is protected by law. If renewal procedures are not carried out beyond the validity period, it will no longer be protected by law. The trademark laws of various countries generally stipulate the protection period for the exclusive right of trademarks. Some countries stipulate a longer period, and some countries stipulate a shorter period, ranging from twenty years to seven years, and most of them are ten years. The validity period of the exclusive right to use a trademark stipulated in my country's Trademark Law is ten years. Article 38 of the Trademark Law stipulates: “If a registered trademark has expired and needs to be continued to be used, it shall apply for renewal of registration within six months before the expiration. If the application is not made during this period, six months may be granted. If the application is not submitted at the end of the extension period, the registration renewal will be valid for ten years and will be announced. ”