01383nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003300043653002600076653003000102653002200132653001000154100001300164700001700177245010000194856015100294300001200445490000700457520068100464022002001145                                       d10aIntangible cultural heritage10aIntellectual property10aLegislation and judiciary10aSemiotic approach10aTools1 aLe Cheng1 aYuchang Yuan00aIntellectual Property Tools in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Chinese Perspective  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85085376018&doi=10.1007%2fs11196-020-09732-7&partnerID=40&md5=d4ac5eb1705dcf1c06b563d5ec55bd61  a893-9060 v343 aIntangible cultural heritage (ICH) is an invaluable treasure for human being and China is a country endowed with rich ICH. Among all the measures of safeguarding ICH, intellectual property (IP) tools are effective while controversial. As China started relatively late in the legal protection of ICH, the gap between legislation and judiciary needs to be filled in. This study examines the IP protection of ICH in China based on the current laws and regulations and then provides a semiotic approach to the relevant legal evolution in China. This study, taking in some experiences outside China, goes further to provide recommendations for improving the IP protection in China.  a09528059 (ISSN)