Anti-Monopoly Law boosts proper protection of IPR, curbs misuse

After 13 years on the drawing board, the Anti-Monopoly Law was passed by the 29th Session of the 10th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on August 30, with 150 yeas and 2 abstains.  Dubbed Constitution of Economy, the Law makes a statement in rendering proper protection to IPRs and denying misuse.

The law, with eight chapters and 57 provisions, also bans monopolistic arrangements, such as excluding and restraining competition by invoking administrative power, and provides for the investigation and prosecution of monopolistic practices.  Article 55 of Chapter 8 prescribes that this law shall not apply to business operators' behaviors in IPR consistent with related IPR laws, administrative laws and regulations, but shall apply to those behaviors of abusing IPRs in an attempt to exclude and restrain competitions. (by Wei Xiaomao)

反垄断法倡导知识产权正当保护反对滥用

本报讯　（记者魏小毛北京报道）酝酿长达13年、三审其稿的反垄断法终获通过。8月30日，十届全国人大常委会第二十九次会议在京以150票赞成、2票弃权表决通过了《中华人民共和国反垄断法》。这部素有我国“经济宪法”之称的法律对知识产权权利的正当行使进行了保护，同时也旗帜鲜明地反对知识产权滥用行为。

反垄断法共8章57条，对垄断行为的形式、滥用行政权力排除限制竞争行为、涉嫌垄断行为的调查以及相关法律责任进行了规定。其中，该法第55条明确规定：经营者依照有关知识产权的法律、行政法规规定行使知识产权的行为，不适用本法；但是，经营者滥用知识产权，排除、限制竞争的行为，适用本法。