Zhi Shi Chan Quan
Danny Friedmann: How to prevent and act upon intellectual property rights infringements in China.
Kort artikel van Nederlandse jurist, IE consultant en redacteur weblog, over de praktische kanten van handhaving van IE-rechten in China. Het artikel is geschreven voor een Australisch IE-kantoor.
“In China the administrative enforcement route is the most commonly used. The Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC) enforces trade marks, the State Intellectual property Organisation (SIPO) enforces patents, utility models and design rights and the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) enforces copyrights. Apart from the enforcement of patents, SIPO is responsible for the patent work throughout the country. At the national level SIPO is also responsible for the examination of foreign and domestic patents (Patent Re-examination Board). The Trademark Office (TMO) is responsible for the registration of trade marks and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB), which deals with trade mark disputes, are both under the control of AIC.
The advantage of the administrative enforcement route is that it is an easy and a cost efficient way. The disadvantage is that no damages are awarded and that the punishment is often limited to the confiscation of the infringing goods and/or a fine for the infringers. And often the infringers use another company as vehicle to continue their infringements.
Customs is one of the underestimated routes of enforcement. The Chinese customs authorities are willing and able to cooperate with intellectual property right holders. So instruct them on how to recognise genuine from infringing goods and how to track down infringing cargo.
A lesser known way for trade mark and design rights holders is to base their case on infringements of the Product Quality Law at the Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine.”
Lees het artikel hier. Weblog IP Dragon hier.
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