Protecting Your IP in China: Introduction

Protecting your IP in China: Introduction IPCEX and Liverpool Inventors Club, 14 September 2006 Jane Lambert Barrister

China Statistics
Population: 1,316 million (2005 estimate)
Land Area: 3,721,529 square miles
Raw GDP US$2.225 trillion
If adjusted for purchasing power party it is number 2.

Purchasing Power parity Country US$ Trillion USA 12.278 China 9.412 Japan 3.911 India 3..633 Germany 2.527

Opportunity and Threat
Rapidly expanding demand for consumer goods, financial services, media, entertainment and tourism
Formidable competitor in research based industries
UK producers will have to struggle hard to gain and maintain competitive advantage even in home markets

IP protects Competitive Advantage
Patent and utility models provide monopolies for new products and processes
Trade marks and designs protect brands
Copyrights protect programs, new works of art and literature
Rights in performances films and TV

PCT Filings
China is 10 th in PCT filings behind only EPP, USA, Japan, Germany, France, UK, Korea, Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden
Annual rate of increase between 2004 and 2005 was 43%
Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation among leading filers

Madrid Trade Mark Filings
China is 8 th in Madrid filings behind only Germany, France, USA, Benelux, Italy, Switzerland and OHIM and ahead of UK
Annual rate of increase between 2004 and 2005 was 31%

Good Neighbour
WTO member
Implements Paris, Berne and Rome Conventions and Washington treaties
IP civil suits increased by 32 percent in 2004 and 20.6 percent in 2005
Chinese Customs prosecuted 1,076 cases of IP infringement between January to July 2006

Proof of Pudding
China among top 10 filing destinations in 2005
US companies accounted for 20% of all foreign patent applications
Japanese companies apply for even more Chinese patents
Indicates confidence in Chinese IPR system

Any Questions Jane Lambert nipc The Media Centre 7 Northumberland Street Huddersfield HD1 1RL Tel 0870 990 5081 www.nipclaw.com

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