Company: DKI
Filing Date: 2025-05-23
Form Type: DRS/A
Source: 0001641172-25-012167
Chunk: 138

Company: DarkIris Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-23
Form: DRS/A
Chunk 138
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 2002, last amended on January 30, 2013 and became effective on March 1, 2013, the PRC citizens, legal persons, and other organizations shall, enjoy copyright in their works, whether published or not, which include, among others, works of literature, art, natural science, social science, engineering technology and computer software. T he term of protection for copyrighted software is 50 years.

Trademark

The Trademark Law of the PRC was promulgated on August 23, 1982 with the last amendment effective from November 1, 2019. The implementing regulations of Trademark Law of the PRC were promulgated on August 3, 2002 by the State Council and amended on April 29, 2014 and became effective on May 1, 2014. These current effective laws and regulations provide the basic legal framework for the regulations of trademarks in China, covering registered trademarks including commodity trademarks, service trademarks, collective marks and certificate marks. The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration or “CNIPA” is responsible for the registration and administration of trademarks in China. Trademarks are granted on a term of 10 years commencing on its registration date. Six months prior to the expiration of the 10-year term, an application may renew the trademark for another 10 years.

Domain names

Domain names are mainly protected under the Administrative Measures on the Internet Domain Names promulgated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) in August 2017 and became effective in November 2017. The MIIT is the major regulatory body responsible for the administration of domain names, under supervision of which theChina Internet Network Information Centre is responsible for the daily administration of .cn domain names and Chinese domain names. MIIT adopts the “first to file” principle with respect to the registration of domain names. Domain name registrations are handled through domain name service agencies established under the relevant regulations, and applicants become domain name holders upon successful registration.

Laws and regulations related to labor

Labor Law

The Labor Law of the PRC (the “Labor Law”) was promulgated by the SCNPC on July 5, 1994 and was last amended and became effective on December 29, 2018. The Labor Law regulates the issues relating to employment promotion, labor contracts, working hours, rest and vacations, wages, labor safety and health, special protection of female and underage workers, vocational training, social insurance and welfare, labor