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Export Enterprises Needs Awareness of IPR Protection
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Wednesday, 10 September 2014 14:47
Many export enterprises suffer economic loss for lack of awareness of protecting intellectual property rights that some forget to seek patents for products, some ignore the commercial value of trademarks while some give away their technologies.
In 2011, an enterprise featuring in appliance manufacture in Yuyao got acquainted with a foreign businessman via Mr. Wang and reached an agreement that the former took the responsibility of developing and producing products while the later was in charge of sales. Their trade cooperation lasted to 2013, however, what shocked the enterprise in Yuyao was that Mr. Wang had used their product designs to applied for a patent overseas. Thus, this enterprises could do nothing but gave its own products to others.
To prevent such things happen again, Ningbo Bureau of Inspection and Quarantine reminds all export enterprises to strengthen their awareness of protecting IPR, seek patents in advance and keep related documents in secret. They should also learn the rules of applying for patents in different countries. For example, most countries, including China, will issue patents to those who apply first, while other countries, such as America, Canada and Philippine, will give patents to inventors. Therefore, enterprises should keep the evidence of product development and apply for patents as soon as possible. They should also learn to turn to the help of laws since legal litigation is the most basic but effective way against things unfair.
