& Challenges

Canadian Business in China:

Opportunities

Doing Business

in China

Obtaining

the right

Protection

Period Protection Scope Enforcement Protection

Copyright Automatic Lifetime+

50 years

Tangible works

Judicial Weak

Patent

Application Invention: 20

UM : 10

Design: 10

Creative ideas,

technical solutions

Administrative

Legal

Strong

Trade

Secrets

Self-

protection

Infinite term Known-how,

business

information, etc.

Judicial

Trademark Registration 10 year

extendable

Sign to distinguish

protects

Administrative

Judicial

Strong

Intellectual Property Protection

Contracts

Must reflect

Chinese law

Consider tax

implications

Languages

Include IP

provisions

Setting up

a business

in China?

Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise

Joint Venture

Representative Office

Canada’s Footprint in China

Trade Commissioner Service office (5)

Export Development Canada office (2)

LEGEND

Canadian Commercial Corporation office (10)

Provincial representative office (13)

Our Value Proposition

Services

Knowledge

Network

Experience

Benefit from our hands-on

knowledge of the Chinese market

Recommendations to help

you better prepare

Access our network of

contacts & service providers

Advice on

problem solving

$50m in financial support

to SMEs

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with market

experts

Webinars

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resources

and articles

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