The Protection of Trade Secrets in China

Over the last few decades, intellectual property law has assumed an increasingly vital role in the expansion of the internet and the rapid pace of technological innovation. Intellectual property law has therefore grown into one of the world's biggest and fastest-growing fields of law. As the relative value of intellectual property increases in the global economy, the development of intellectual property rights in Asia has been nothing less than dramatic in the last couple of years. Spurred by the TRIPS Agreement, most Asian countries have completely overhauled their intellectual property systems. This formal adaptation of intellectual property law to international standards in now followed by a period in which Asia is re-conceptualizing the way that it is thinks about intellectual property law, its administration, and enforcement. Thus, Asia is emerging as a potent force in reshaping the global intellectual property landscape.