Intellectual property rights in the People’s Republic of China : analysis and investigation

Abstract

Intellectual property rights is an incredibly important and salient issue today in both China and the rest of the world. This topic of intellectual property rights, or IPRs, has been an increasingly frictional and hostile issue of contention between China and the rest of the world for many years. IPR issues and violations in China touch upon nearly every facet of world wide commerce, trade, research and development spending, transnational corporate culture, international relationships, and international diplomacy. This thesis will delve into the history of IPRs, international conventions involving the People's Republic of China, the history of China, international organizations like the UN and the WTO, the People's Republic of China's internal judicial and law enforcement infrastructure and organizational hierarchies, and possible solutions to the above mentioned hot topic issue of a need for an increased and strengthened protection policies of IPRs.