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Law of the People's Republic of China Against Unfair Competition (as revised at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress on November 4, 2017), China
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Year of Version
2018
Dates
Amended up to:
January 1, 2018
Entry into force:
December 1, 1993
Adopted:
September 2, 1993
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Competition,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Domain Names,
Other
Notes
The Law of the People's Republic of China Against Unfair Competition was adopted at the Third Session of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People’s Congress, promulgated by Order No. 10 of the People's Republic China on September 2, 1993, and entered into force on December 1, 1993.
The Law was revised on November 4, 2017 at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress, and entered into force on January 1, 2018.
This revised version of the Law of the People’s Republic of China Against Unfair Competition provides for acts of unfair competition, including, inter alia, unauthorized use of trademarks and domain names (Article 6), the obligation of not infringing trade secrets of others (Article 9), the protection of trade secrets gained during the process of supervision and investigation (Article 15), and the penalties for trade secrets infringement (Article 21).
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中华人民共和国反不正当竞争法（2017年11月4日第十二届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第三十次会议修订）
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHN/10
IP/N/1/CHN/U/1
WIPO Lex No.
CN407