«Боротьба з контрафактом та захист прав інтелектуальної власності у Китаї очима патентного повіреного Китаю» Кіанг Ге (Джонсон), партнер/патентний повірений SBZL IP Law (Beijing) Office

1. Patent & Trademark
Protection in CHINA
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2. Table of Contents We bring IP
● Patent & Trademark Authorities in China
● Some Statistics of Patent & Trademark Situation in 2013
● Different routes of enforcement
● Q & A ?

3. Trademark & Design Authorities
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
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4. Some Statistics in 2013
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Trademark
Prosecution
Newly Filed: 1,881,500
Newly Registered: 1,004,897
Valid trademarks in total: 7,237,900
Enforcement
AIC actions: raid: 83,141
Court (civil) actions: 23, 272 cases
PSB actions: 3,473 criminal cases
Customs actions: over 23,600 times
Detention 74,000,000 goods
for TM infrin. and passing-off (98%);
1,5000,000 goods
for patent & copyright infringement (2%)
Patent (invention, UM, Design)
Prosecution
Newly 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

5. Different routes of enforcement
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A typical AIC proceeding (Trademark) A typical IPA proceeding (Patent & Design)
Right Holder
Submitting Complaint & Evidence
Filing Receipt
7 days
Serve to defendant
Getting response No response Invalidation started
7 days
Serve to
Right holder No suspension Suspension
Investigation Resume
Hearing (if necessary)
Decision
90 days
No Appeal
end
15 days
Enforce
Compulsory
enforcement
Refuse to enforce
about
90
days
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
Crime? Jurisdiction? Sanction to be
Transfer to
prosecution
imposed?
Transfer to
Other AIC No sanction
Serve to defendant for response or
argument
Hearing (if any)
Report to director or panel if the
case is “big”
Making decision and serve
Review or Appeal
enforcing the decision
Enforcing the end
review or appeal
decision
about
90
days
Review or Appeal

6. Different routes of enforcement
Customs Protection
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IP right recordal
Infringing goods found
Ex officio or informed by owner
Owner Paying
guarantee bond
Informing defendant
Detaining of
suspicious goods
Serving to Owner
Owner submitting
Opinion & evidence
Serve to defendant
Paying of
counter guarantee bond
(for patent only)
Releasing the detained goods
Defendant submitting
argument & evidence
Official investigation （30 working days ）
（ 1 ） Uncertain （ 2 ） infringement found （ 3 ） not
infringement
（ 1 ）
Within 50 days from detaining of
goods
（ 2）
Decision on sanction
（3 ）
Releasing the goods
Following-up
Following-up
Court bill
No Court bill
Informing owner
Informing defendant
Informing owner
Transferring to court
Releasing the goods

7. Different routes of enforcement
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Customs Training
Tips: Frequently training the Customs’ officials is very helpful !

8. Different routes of enforcement
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Civil Litigation Lodge a suit
Accept Not accept
Hearing Withdraw Rejected
Avoidance
Preparation
Normal Simplified
Property
preservation
Mediation Adv. Exe Default
Settlement Not settled
End Termination Postpone Suspension Judgment Withdrawn
Appeal End
Mediation
Judgment Settlement
Maintenance Reversion Return
First Inst.
(6 months)
Second Inst.
(3 months)

9. Patent litigation – Court thoughts
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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

10. TM litigation – Court thoughts
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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

11. Q & A?
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Johnson GE
Partner/Patent & Trademark Attorney
geq@sbzl.com

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