How to submit the copyright information registered in mainland China?

Step 1: Please go to IPR Submission page

Please visit Alibaba IPP Platform at the address https://ipp.alibabagroup.com/ and sign in your IPP account and move to User Center;


Please click “IPR Submission” button and go to IPR Submission page;


Step 2: Please choose the IPR type.

Please choose “Copyright”.

Step 3: Please choose the place of IPR registration

If your copyright is registered in mainland China, please click drop-down button and select "Mainland China".


Please click “Save Draft” to save the information you submitted and then click “Next”button to move on.


Step 4: Please provide the basic information of your copyright.

1. If you have a copyright registration certificate issued by National Copyright Administration of the PRC, please choose “Yes”.



2. Please upload a scanned color copy or digital photo of your original copyright registration certificate. If the copy of your copyright registration certificate is in black and white, please affix the seal or chop of the registrant (for entity registrant) or sign (for individual registrant) on the black and white copy and provide a digital photo of the sealed/chopped or signed copy.
(You may refer to the illustration for samples of the copyright registration certificate issued by the National Copyright Administration of the PRC.)



3. Please fill in the details of your copyright according to the information indicated in your original copyright registration certificate you have uploaded.(see fig.1 and fig2)


Fig.1 basic copyright information


Fig. 2: template of the copyright certificate

4. Please upload your copyrighted works (see Fig. 1) and refer to the template of the copyrighted works (see Fig. 2).


Fig. 1 uploading all the pages of your copyrighted works


Fig. 2 sample of copyright works

Step 5: Please provide the publication information of the work

1. Please fill in publication information of the work. (You may refer to the illustration for a sample of the copyright registration certificate.)(see Fig. 1).


Fig. 1 explanation of supported publication information

For example, if your copyrighted work has been published via the product listing on Taobao.com, Tmall.com, 1688.com or other online platforms of Alibaba, you may provide the order number and please fill in the order number with online transaction (see Fig. 2).


Fig. 2 Published by online transaction order (sample order number)

2. Please upload the supporting documents for the publication of the work.(e.g. Please provide the screenshots of the detailed order information if you provide the order number as publication information of the work.)


Fig. 2 Published by online transaction order (sample order number)

3. Please select the publication date according to the date indicated on the publication proof.

4. Please click “Save Draft” or “Submit for verification” button to submit the verification request of your copyright information. You may click “Add IPR” to submit more IPR information or review IPR Management once you submit the verification request successfully.


You may follow up the status of IPR verification request through IPR Management.


Note:

If the copyright holder’s name is inconsistent with the complainant’s name, the identification document of the copyright holder and the power of attorney are required. Please upload the identification document of the copyright owner, enter the identification number and select the expiration date of the POA.


Please download and print out the POA template when all the related IPR information has been filled in. Please affix the official seal/chop on (for entity copyright holder) or sign (for individual copyright holder) the POA, and then please upload a digital photo or a scanned color copy of the sealed/chopped of signed POA. You may also use the POA prepared and issued by the copyright holder and please ensure that the right to enforce the IPR is explicated authorized by the copyright holder in the POA).






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