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NEW FRONTIERS EDP May 2013 – Nov 2013 David Brophy - FRKelly Protecting IP David Brophy An introduction to Chinese IP law
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NEW FRONTIERS EDP May 2013 – Nov 2013
David Brophy - FRKelly Protecting IP
David Brophy
An introduction to Chinese IP law
IP Myths
China doesn’t
recognise IP
“”
IP Myths
There’sno legal
frameworkin place
“”
• Copyright Law, Amended 2001
• Patent Law 2008
• Trademark Law 2001
• Copyright Law, Amended 2001• Patent Law 2008• Trademark Law 2001• Administrative Measures Safety of
Places of Origin of Agricultural Products 2006
• Administrative Procedure Law 1989• Administrative Procedure Law PR of
China• Anti Monopoly Law 2007• Anti-Unfair Competition Law 1993• Civil Procedure Law PR of China• Collective/Certification Marks 1994• Collective/Certification Marks 2003
• Constitution PR of China • Copyright Administrative
Punishment Implementation Rules 2009
• Copyright Collective Management Regulations 2004
• Copyright Law 1990• Copyright Law Implementation
1991• Copyright Law Implementation
2002• Criminal Law PR of China• Criminal Procedure Law PR of China• Customs Implementation
Regulations 2004• Customs Law 2001
• Customs Penalty Regulations 2004• Customs Regulations 1995• Customs Regulations 2003• Decision of the Standing Committee
of NPC on Amendment of Patent Law 2008
• Foreign Trade Law 1994• Foreign Trade Law 2004• Geographical Indication Products
Protection 2005• Guidelines for Examination 2006• Implementation Madrid Agreement
2003
• Implementing Regulations on Patent Law 2010
• Law on Guarding State Secrets 1988
• Layout Design IC Implementation 2001
• Layout Design IC Regulations 2001• Legislation Law PR of China• Measures for Administrative
Enforcement of Patent 2001• Measures for the Administration of
GI of Agricultural Products 2008• Measures for the Administrative
Protection of Internet Copyright 2005
• Olympic Logo Regulations 2002• Opinion of the MOFTEC/SIPO on
Strengthening Administration of Patents in Foreign Trade 2003
• Patent Law 1984• Patent Law 1992• Patent Law 2000• Patent Law Implementation 2001• Patent Law Implementing
Regulations 1992• Product Quality Law 2000• Property Rights Law PR of China• Protection Measures for Intellectual
Property Rights during Exhibitions 2006
• Provisions on the Implementation of International Copyright Conventions 1992
• Punishment of the Crime of Fake or Substandard Commodities 1993 invalid
• Regulation on National Defense Patent 2004
• Regulation on Radio and Television 1997
• Regulations of on Awards for Inventions 1978
• Regulations on the Protection of Types of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1993)
• Science and Technology Progress Law 1993
• Software Protection Regulations 2002
• Standard for Application Patent Number 2003
• Tort Liability Law 2009• TRAB Rules 2002• Trademark Law 1993• Trademark Law Implementation
2002• Trademark Provisions on Claims for
Priority 1985• Transitional Measures on
Implementation of Amended Patent Law 2009
• Unfair Competition Law 1993• Well-known-trademarks
Recognition/Protection Law 2003
China’s IP laws areextensive, up-to-date,
and harmonised
with those in the West(mostly)
IP Myths
You can’t enforce IP rights“
”
IP Myths
Foreigncompanieslose“”
More IP cases per year ...
... than any other country
More likely to win than Chinese litigants
IP owners win >55%
Foreign companies as IP litigants
IP MythsNothing to worry about, right?
To avoid IP being taken,
you first have to own
Chinese IP
just ask Proview
just ask Proview
who registered their TM nice & early
just ask Proviewwho registered their TM nice & early
and who triumphed when someone used it without permission
just ask Proviewwho registered their TM nice & early
and who triumphed when someone used it without permission“IPAD”
First to register TM owns it
TM “squatting” is common
TM owner canstop goodsleavingChina
•Get in first
•File for English version
•And for Mandarin
Chinese PatentsInventi
on patents
All inventions
Utility patents
New apparatus
(shape/structure)
Design patents
New aesthetic product design
Chinese Patents
Invention
patents
Very similar
to Europe
Utility patents Design patents
Chinese Patents
Invention
patents
Utility patents
Cheap & fastAs many exist as invention patents
0.71% from abroad
(vs 21% for invention)
Design
patents
Chinese Patents
Invention
patents
Utility patent
s
Design patentsAlso cheap & fastAs many exist as invention patents2.6% from abroad
(vs 21% for invention)
Inve
ntion
Utility
Design
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
Chinese ownedForeign owned
2011 filings for Chinese patents
Easy to get,
hard to
invalidate
Damages can be high ($45m against
Schneider)
May need to file earlier
than regular patents
Placeholder until
regular
patent grants
Utility & Designpatents
IP Truths
The systemis fair – ifyou know howto use it(foreign companies often don’t)
IP Truths
Foreign companiesdon’t registertheir TMs early enough
IP Truths
TM “owners”can stop goods exiting China
IP Truths
The regular“invention”patent systemhas fewsurprises
IP Truths
Design & utility patents
are the secret
weapons ofChinese IP
“Respect your own IP before
asking us to respect
your IP”
