01918nas a2200325   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001500043653002700058653003500085653001900120653003900139653001800178653002100196653001500217653002200232653002500254653001800279653002400297653002600321653003300347653001600380100001300396700001500409245010900424856014300533490000700676520088900683022002001572                                       d10aCopyrights10aEconomic globalization10aGeographical indication rights10aIPR protection10aIntangible cultural heritage (ICH)10aPatent rights10aTrademark rights10acomplexity10acultural heritage10aEconomic development10aGlobalization10agovernance approach10aheritage conservation10aIntellectual property rights10aLegislation1 aQing Lin1 aZheng Lian00aOn Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in China from the Intellectual Property Rights Perspective  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057244139&doi=10.3390%2fsu10124369&partnerID=40&md5=7caa420542494028dacfdc752dadf5030 v103 aWith the development of globalization, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has come under increasing threat, making the safeguarding of ICH a crucial task for the governments and peoples of the world. This paper examines China s current state of intellectual property (IPR) protection for ICH and proposes that ICH be placed under China s legislative protection as intellectual property. Due to the immense diversity and complexity of ICH and the difficulty in reconciling various interests involved, the existing IPR protection mode faces many obstacles in practice. We present two case studies and three sets of recommendations on improving the protection of ICH in China. The first set relies on improving copyright protection for ICH, the second set relies on improving trademark and geographical protection for ICH, and the third set relies on improving patent protection for ICH.  a20711050 (ISSN)