Circular on Strengthen IPR Protection of the 26th World University Summer Games of Shenzhen
SIPO, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Security and other six authorities jointly issued a Circular on Strengthen IPR Protection of the 26th World University Summer Games of Shenzhen, requiring strengthening IPR protection in five aspects including awareness, tasks, enforcement, coordination and popularization.
Under the circular, the relevant departments should grasp the importance and urgency of IPR protection with full understanding of implementation of national IPR strategy, carry out IPR popularization and training, released information of IPR protection on the games, and establish a good image of China's efforts on IPR protection.
Guiding Opinions on Copyright Asset Evaluation
In a bid to regulate copyright asset evaluation and facilitate culture creative industry development, the Guiding Opinion on Copyright Asset Evaluation, the first of its kind in China, will be implemented from July 1, 2011, according to China Asset Assessment Association.
The opinions regulate the criterion of evaluation in copyright asset definition, requirement, assessing object, operation requirement and disclosure. It preliminary solved the problems of evaluation complexity and time-effectiveness of copyright asset. It also solve the problem of China's lacking guidance in copyright asset evaluation.
Although International Valuation Standards has its single standard for intangible asset evaluation, there is no prescribing of copyright evaluation standard. The Opinion not only regulates the practice in particular specialty, but also fills the gap in this area.
Tian Lipu Met with JPO Commissioner Yoshiyuki Iwai
