Copyright
JunHe is one of the first Chinese law firms to provide copyright-related legal services. Since the promulgation m88 sport betting app implementation of the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China in 1990, JunHe has provided comprehensive copyright-related legal services to a large number of clients both at home m88 sport betting app abroad, especially those in the fields of culture, entertainment, sports m88 sport betting app media. With the continuous deepening m88 sport betting app strengthening of intellectual property protection in China, JunHe’s copyright practice has been improving m88 sport betting app growing, spurring the development of a highly skilled m88 sport betting app professional team that can provide a full range of legal services for copyright-related businesses.
Our Team
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JunHe can provide clients with comprehensive legal services related to copyright, in particular, including:
Registration of copyrights: including completing registration formalities for a variety of literary work, fine art work m88 sport betting app computer software;
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Recent Representative Cases
JunHe represented Wemade Entertainment Co., Ltd. in a series of cases relating to game copyright infringement in China.Wemade Entertainment is the copyright owner of the ‘Legend of MirII’ games in China. JunHe assisted Wemade Entertainment m88 sport betting app affiliates, protecting them against long-term unauthorized plagiarism, reproduction, imitation m88 sport betting app adaptation by multiple infringers in China, including their own Chinese agent, through filing criminal m88 sport betting app civil tort actions, issuing warning letters, complaining to operators including Apple m88 sport betting app taking other protective measures, m88 sport betting app reviewed copyright licensing contracts between the client m88 sport betting app its selected licensees.
JunHe advised in a dispute over the copyrighted name m88 sport betting app program format of a well-known foreign television program.In this case, JunHe represented the Chinese licensee of the television program by bringing copyright m88 sport betting app trademark infringement actions against a Chinese operator with whom it had been cooperating to produce the show after the Chinese operator had used the copyrighted content m88 sport betting app name of the television program to produce a new program without the consent of the licensee. Through the action, we compelled the opposing party to seek settlement with our client by applying for a pre-litigation injunction m88 sport betting app other remedies, m88 sport betting app agreed a substantial settlement.
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JunHe represented a prestigious Chinese digital library in a digital book copyright dispute.The digital library had been granted copyright by an author, but became embroiled in difficulties that stemmed from the publishing contract between the author m88 sport betting app the publisher. The case involved numerous complexities, such as contractual conflicts due to the author’s separate granting of rights m88 sport betting app the exercise of rights on joint works.
JunHe provided a prominent Chinese film company with a full suite of legal services with respect to copyright law.Acting as counsel for the film company, JunHe provided advice on matters including the copyright derived from the client’s film m88 sport betting app TV drama adaptations of popular online novels, its cooperation with internationally renowned foreign news agencies making documentaries in China m88 sport betting app the distribution of various famous foreign films.
