Intellectual Property · Copyright registration

Copyright registration of works (audiovisual works)

Estimated timeline
20-30 working dayscounted from receipt of complete documents
Key deliverable
Documents delivered on completion
Packages
Audiovisual Works

What you provide

  • Complete Video File
  • Title of the work
  • Producer Identity Proof
  • List of Key Creators
  • Script or Storyboard
  • Statement of Creation and Production Process
  • First Public Screening or Publication Details
  • Authorization Documents for Music, Fonts, Materials, Performers and Third-Party Content
  • Co-Production or Commissioned Production Contract

What you receive

  • Documents delivered on completion
  • Application materials for audiovisual work registration
  • Work samples and creation description
  • List of rights relationship materials
  • Submission or acceptance receipt
  • Work Registration Certificate
  • Electronic project filing materials.

Service details

[Photographic Works]

Determination of work type; review of photographic work materials; organization of work titles and creation descriptions; verification of authors, copyright owners and ownership of rights; preparation of registration application documents; submission of registration applications; assistance with corrections and progress follow-up.

[Sound Recordings]

Service Content

Determination of sound recording type; verification of producers of sound recordings and related rights holders; review of authorization relationships among audio works, lyrics and music, and performances; preparation of registration materials; submission of registration applications; handling corrections and following up on registration results.

[Artistic Works]

Service Content

Determination of artistic work type; preliminary review of originality and ownership materials; organization of work samples and creation descriptions; preparation of registration application documents; submission of registration; handling corrections and progress follow-up.

[Engineering and Product Design Drawings]

Service Content

Determine whether the work belongs to graphic works such as engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps, or schematic diagrams; review the completeness of design drawings; organize design purposes, creation processes, and original expressions; prepare registration documents; submit and follow up on examination.

[Textual Works]

Service Content

Determination of the type of textual work; review of the work's content and basic ownership; compilation of the work title, creation statement and publication information; preparation of application documents; submission of the registration; handling of corrections and progress follow-up.

[Audiovisual Works]

Service Content

Determination of the type of audiovisual work; review of the rights relationships among the producer, screenwriter, director, cinematographer, music composer and performers; compilation of the work sample and creation statement; preparation of application documents; submission of the registration; handling of corrections and process follow-up.

[Architectural Works]

Service Content

Determination of the type of architectural work and the subject of protection; distinguishing architectural works from engineering design drawings; review of the building's appearance, spatial form and original expression; sorting out the design process and ownership relationships; preparation of registration materials; submission and follow-up on examination.

[Compilations and Other Complex Works]

Service Content

Preliminary determination of the work category; analysis of the composition and originality of complex works; review of the rights relationship between the original works and the compilation; verification of authorization for third-party content; compilation of the work sample and creation statement; preparation of the registration application; submission, corrections and process follow-up.

Prices follow the service listing. Where government approval or official review is involved, the outcome rests with the authorities and cannot be guaranteed.

Copyright registration of works (audiovisual works) · Zhongwai Enterprise Service Center