SBZL IP LAW FIRM We bring IP Patent & Trademark Protection in CHINA.

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SBZL IP LAW FIRM We bring IP Patent & Trademark Protection in CHINA

Transcript of SBZL IP LAW FIRM We bring IP Patent & Trademark Protection in CHINA.

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SBZL IP LAW FIRMWe bring IP

Patent & Trademark Protection in CHINA

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Table of ContentsWe bring IP

● Patent & Trademark Authorities in China

● Some Statistics of Patent & Trademark Situation in 2013

● Different routes of enforcement

● Q & A ?

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Patent (invention, UM, Design)

1. SIPO a) PTO b) PRB

2. Local IPA:

3. Courts

4. Customs:

Trademark

1. SAIC a) CTMO b) TRAB

2. Local AIC

3. Courts

4. Customs

5. PSB

Trademark & Design AuthoritiesWe bring IP

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Some Statistics in 2013We bring IP

Trademark

ProsecutionNewly Filed: 1,881,500Newly Registered: 1,004,897Valid trademarks in total: 7,237,900

EnforcementAIC actions: raid: 83,141 Court (civil) actions: 23, 272 cases PSB actions: 3,473 criminal casesCustoms actions: over 23,600 timesDetention 74,000,000 goods for TM infrin. and passing-off (98%); 1,5000,000 goods for patent & copyright infringement (2%)

Patent (invention, UM, Design)

ProsecutionNewly Filed: 2,377,061 Newly Granted: 1,313,000 Valid patents in total: 4,195,139

Enforcement

IPA actions: 5,056 cases

Court (civil) actions: 9,195 patent litigations

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Different routes of enforcementWe bring IP

Right Holder

Submitting Complaint & Evidence

Filing Receipt

Serve to defendant

Getting response No response Invalidation started

Serve toRight holder No suspension Suspension

Investigation Resume

Decision

No Appeal

end

15 days

7 days

Enforce

Compulsoryenforcement

Refuse to enforce

7 days

90 days

Hearing (if necessary)

about 90days

Appeal

Intermediation(most circumstances)

7 days

Case arise

Place the case on file under an order from the director

Case Investigation & evidence collection

Conclusion and report for approval

Transfer toprosecution

Transfer toOther AIC No sanction

Crime? Jurisdiction? Sanction to be imposed?

Serve to defendant for response or argument

Making decision and serve

Hearing (if any)

Report to director or panel if the case is “big”

Review or Appeal

enforcing the decision

endEnforcing the review or appeal decision

about 90days

Review or Appeal

A typical AIC proceeding (Trademark) A typical IPA proceeding (Patent & Design)

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Customs Protection

Different routes of enforcementWe bring IP

Informing defendant

IP right recordal

Infringing goods foundEx officio or informed by owner

Owner Paying guarantee bond

Detaining of suspicious goods

Serving to Owner

Owner submittingOpinion & evidence

Serve to defendant Paying ofcounter guarantee bond (for patent only)

Releasing the detained goodsDefendant submitting

argument & evidence

Official investigation ( 30 working days )( 1 ) Uncertain ( 2 ) infringement found ( 3 ) not infringement

Within 50 days from detaining of goods

Decision on sanction

Releasing the goods

( 1 )

( 2 )

( 3 )

Following-up

Following-up

Court bill

No Court bill

Informing owner Informing defendant

Informing owner

Transferring to courtReleasing the goods

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Different routes of enforcementWe bring IP

Customs Training

Tips: Frequently training the Customs’ officials is very helpful !

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Different routes of enforcementWe bring IP

Civil Litigation Lodge a suit

Accept Not accept

Hearing Withdraw Rejected

Preparation

Normal Simplified

Property

preservationMediation Adv. Exe Default

Settlement Not settled

End Termination Postpone Suspension Judgment Withdrawn

Appeal End

Mediation

Judgment Settlement

Maintenance Reversion Return

Avoidance

First Inst.

(6 months)

Second Inst.

(3 months)

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Patent litigation – Court thoughts We bring IP

Formality check:

Qualification of plaintiff (ownership, right in force)

Manufacturing, sell, offer to sell, import?

Jurisdictions

Determination of scope of the patent concerned

(claims, description, file wrapper, common sense)

Literal infringement (functional definition?)

or

Equivalent infringement (estoppel)

Defense acceptable (prior art, not covered..)?

Civil liability

Stop infringement

Damage Compensation

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TM litigation – Court thoughts We bring IP

Formality check:

Qualification of plaintiff (ownership & right in force)

Jurisdictions

Nature of use:

Use of a mark in terms of trademark (e.g. OEM)?

Infringement judgment

Identical or Similar marks?

Identical or Similar goods/services?

Civil liability

Stop infringement

Damage Compensation

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Q & A? We bring IP

Johnson GEPartner/Patent & Trademark [email protected]

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