Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of cases; 1 Introduction; I Background; II Structure of the book; 2 The process of international patent rights harmonisation; I Overview; II International patent harmonisation treaties concluded so far; 3 Assessing the progress of international patent rights harmonisation; I Introduction; II Modes of international patent rights harmonisation; III Three-step test; IV National treatment; V Most-favoured-nation treatment; VI Principle of flexibility; VII Categorisations of harmonisation; VIII Finding a solution
4 The judicial system in ChinaI Overview; II Institutional structure; III Legislative process; IV Legal reforms in the post-WTO era; 5 Intellectual property rights protection in China: legislation and enforcement; I Introduction; II Legislation; III Enforcement; IV Jurisdiction of IPR cases; 6 The evolution of patent legislation in China; I Introduction; II Evolution of patent legislation in China; III Conclusion; 7 Patent policy and legislation: Japan v. China; I Introduction; II Pre-TRIPS era; III Post-TRIPS era; IV Characteristics of the Japanese patent legislation; V Lessons for China
8 Patent policy and legislation: India v. ChinaI Introduction; II Policy and legislation: an illustration by four cases; III A brief history of India's patent law development; IV The process of international patent rights harmonisation in India; V Lessons for China; 9 International patent rights harmonisation -- the case of China; I Introduction; II International patent rights harmonisation -- the case of China; III Comparisons and analyses; IV Conclusion; 10 Conclusion; I Constraints and solutions; II International patent rights harmonisation
III International patent rights harmonisation -- the case of ChinaIV International patent rights harmonisation in Japan and India; V Lessons for China; VI Further challenges in enforcing patent rights in China; VII Finally ... ; Bibliography; Index
