China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), a national organization of foreign economic relations and trade composed of representative personages, enterprises and organizations from China’s economic and trade circles, was set up in 1952. Upon the approval of the State Council, CCPIT started using “China Chamber of International Commerce” as its alternative name in 1988. In November of 1994, it joined the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as a representative of the Chinese business community and set up the ICC China National Committee (ICC China).

The CCPIT Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) is one of the important functional departments of CCPIT/CCOIC. It comprises Office for Certification & Authentication, ATA Office, Conciliation Center, Legal Counsel Office, Department for Average Adjustment, Office for Service Development, and in addition, an office in Shenzhen.

In pursuance of the consistent CCPIT/CCOIC purpose of promoting the development of China’s foreign economic relations and trade, propelling the economic and technological cooperation between China and foreign countries and serving enterprises at home and abroad, the CCPIT Department of Legal Affairs has been providing domestic and foreign enterprises with legal services, including certification and authentication, ATA Carnet, conciliation, legal counseling, average adjustment, etc., gaining wide acclaim from Chinese and foreign business communities for its fair-mindedness and authoritativeness. The department has been submitting legislative proposals to the government and state legislative body and working towards expanding Chinese enterprises’ foreign exchanges and strengthening their international ties, thus making an important contribution in these respects.

Against the background of the accelerated process of economic globalization, the Chinese economic development is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. The focus of the legal affairs department’s work is to help Chinese enterprises to seize the opportunities and take up the challenges in the fierce competition. We will give greater play to our advantages of being highly competent professionally and having extensive outside contacts, constantly expand the range and spectrum of our services to enterprises, explore new areas of services, and enthusiastically help domestic enterprises to take part in competition in international markets while further strengthening our contacts with the outside world, helping foreign enterprises to know more about the Chinese market, about China’s economic policies and its economic and trade laws in a more energetic effort to accelerate the sound development of China’s economy and foreign trade.

Website: http://lad.ccpit.org/english/index.aspx

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Introduction

The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) is the most important permanent arbitration institution in China. Formerly known as the Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission, the CIETAC was set up in April 1956 under the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). To meet the needs of the continuing development of China's economic and trade relations with foreign countries after the adoption of the "reform and opening-up" policy, the Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission was renamed as the Foreign Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in 1980, and then finally settled down as the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in 1988. Since 2000, the CIETAC is also known as the Arbitration Court of the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC).

The CIETAC independently and impartially resolves economic and trade disputes by means of arbitration and conciliation (mediation).

The CIETAC's headquarters is located in Beijing with two sub-commissions in Shanghai and Shenzhen, respectively known as the CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission and the CIETAC South China Sub-Commission. In order to meet the needs of the development of the arbitration practices, the CIETAC also successively established 19 liaison offices in different regions and specific business sectors to provide parties with handy arbitration advice.

After nearly 50 years? continuous endeavor, the CIETAC is now one of the busiest arbitration centers in the world. With its arbitration practices and academic activities, the CIETAC has also made great contributions to the legislation of the Chinese arbitration law and the development of the arbitration practice in China. Not only does CIETAC maintain positive relations and cooperation with all the major arbitration institutions throughout the world, it also upholds a respectable reputation at home and abroad for its independence, impartiality and efficiency.

Website:http://www.cietac.org/index_english.shtml

CCPIT PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE

CCPIT PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE is the largest full-service intellectual
property law firm in China with the longest history. We have over 470 staff including more
than170 patent and trademark attorneys, among whom near 40 have lawyer’s qualification.
With our main office in Beijing, we also have offices in New York, Munich, Tokyo, Hong
Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou. We provide prosecution, litigation, transaction and
consultation services relating to patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, trade dress,
domain name, unfair competition and other intellectual property related matters.
WE REPRESENT CLIENTS in every sector of industry and commerce. Our clients include
individuals, domestic and foreign companies, ranging from start-up business to Fortune’s
Global 500 companies. For decades, we have successfully provided assistance to our
clients in the protection of their intellectual property rights in China.
OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF is required to receive continuous professional training and education,
including in-house academic activities, home and overseas training programs. One third of our attorneys
have received training in either foreign law firms or law schools. In addition, our attorneys are active
participants and speakers in various domestic and international intellectual property related conferences.


TO RENDER high quality services in a cost-efficient manner, we have developed a sophisticated
computer-aided management system. As a leading intellectual property firm in China, we will honor our
commitments to the interests of the clients, with our extensive legal and technological expertise, meeting
the needs of our clients in all aspects of prosecution and litigation.


THE HISTORY of our firm dates back to January 1957 when China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade (CCPIT), which is a non-governmental trade promotion organization, was authorized
by the Central Government to organize a trademark agency to handle exclusively foreign-related trademark
matters. Until the mid-1980’s the agency had been the sole trademark agency in China. A patent agency
was organized within CCPIT in the early 1980’s when China began to establish a patent system. Attorneys
of the agency were appointed members of the survey teams observing and studying major foreign patent
systems abroad, entrusted by the government to organize training courses for patent attorney candidates,
and participated in the drafting of the first Chinese Patent Law and other related laws and regulations.
The agency was authorized by the government as the first Chinese intellectual property law firm to handle
foreign-related patent matters. By merging the two agencies in 1993, we have acquired a team of the
most experienced professionals in China.


THE FIRM has witnessed the marvelous changes of the past five decades in China, and has been highly
regarded for its role in the promotion of, the participation in and, the establishment and development of
the intellectual property system in China. Through several decades of practice, the firm has gained
abundant experiences and cultivated a team of professionals with ample expertise in every respect of
intellectual property field.

WE REPRESENT CLIENTS in every sector of industry and commerce. Our clients include
individuals, domestic and foreign companies, ranging from start-up business to Fortune’s
Global 500 companies. For decades, we have successfully provided assistance to our
clients in the protection of their intellectual property rights in China.


OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF is required to receive continuous professional training
and education, including in-house academic activities, home and overseas training programs.
One third of our attorneys have received training in either foreign law firms or law schools.
In addition, our attorneys are active participants and speakers in various domestic
and international intellectual property related conferences.


TO RENDER high quality services in a cost-efficient manner, we have developed a
sophisticated computer-aided management system. As a leading intellectual property firm
in China, we will honor our commitments to the interests of the clients, with our
extensive legal and technological expertise, meeting the needs of our clients in all aspects
of prosecution and litigation.


THE HISTORY of our firm dates back to January 1957 when China Council for the
Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), which is a non-governmental trade promotion
organization, was authorized by the Central Government to organize a trademark
agency to handle exclusively foreign-related trademark matters. Until the mid-1980’s the
agency had been the sole trademark agency in China. A patent agency was organized
within CCPIT in the early 1980’s when China began to establish a patent system. Attorneys
of the agency were appointed members of the survey teams observing and studying major
foreign patent systems abroad, entrusted by the government to organize training
courses for patent attorney candidates,
and participated in the drafting of the first Chinese Patent Law and other related laws and
regulations. The agency was authorized by the government as the first Chinese intellectual
property law firm to handle foreign-related patent matters. By merging the two agencies in
1993, we have acquired a team of the most experienced professionals in China.


THE FIRM has witnessed the marvelous changes of the past five decades in China, and
has been highly regarded for its role in the promotion of, the participation in and, the
establishment and development of the intellectual property system in China. Through
several decades of practice, the firm has gained abundant experiences and
cultivated a team of professionals with ample expertise in every respect of intellectual
property field.
Website: http://www.ccpit-patent.com.cn/about.htm

Major Affiliates

China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission

China Maritime Arbitration Commission

China Maritime Law Association

China Academy of Arbitration Law

Conciliation Centre

Secretariat to ICC China

Secretariat, LES China (Licensing Executives Society China)

Secretariat of the Chinese National Group of AIPPI (the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)