INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SERIES Series Editor: Pervez Ghauri Published CONTRACTOR AND LORANGE Alliances and Co-operative Strategies GEMÜNDEN, RITTER & WALTER Relationships and Networks in International Markets GHAURI & USUNIER International Business Negotiations HAVILA, FORSGREN & HÅKANSSON Critical Perspectives on Internationalisation MOROSINI Managing Cultural Differences NAUDE & TURNBULL Network Dynamics in International Marketing BUCKLEY & GHAURI The Global Challenge for Multinational Enterprises HÅKANSSON & JOHANSON Business Network Learning LI Managing International Business Ventures in China Forthcoming titles HENNART & THOMAS Global Competitive Strategies HYDER & ABRAHA Strategic Alliances in Eastern and Central Europe Other titles of interest FATEMI International Trade in the 21st Century DUNNING Globalization, Trade and Foreign Direct Investment MONCARZ International Trade and the New Economic Order KREININ Contemporary Issues in Commercial Policy Related journals sample copies available on request European Management Journal International Business Review International Journal of Research in Marketing Long Range Planning Scandinavian Journal of Management INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA BY DELI YANG Bradford University School of Management SERIES EDITOR PERVEZ N. GHAURI 2003 Pergamon An Imprint of Elsevier Science Amsterdam – Boston – London – New York – Oxford – Paris San Diego – San Francisco – Singapore – Sydney – Tokyo ELSEVIER SCIENCE Ltd The Boulevard, Langford Lane Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. This work is protected under copyright by Elsevier Science, and the following terms and conditions apply to its use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single chapters may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the Publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: ( + 44) 1865 843830, fax: ( + 44) 1865 853333, e-mail: