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Welcome to the EU-China IPR2 Project eNews which highlights project activities and results, publications and up-and-coming events. |
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IPR2 undertook a number of activities in May 2010 – including a workshop, training programme, a study tour and the launch of an on-line search tool – covering on-line copyright protection, trade secrets protection, judicial enforcement and European IP law,. Please follow the links in this update for more information about these activities and up and coming events, including IPR2 at the World Expo Shanghai 2010. Your feedback is always welcome at info@ipr2.org. |
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JUNE 2010 EU-China study tour on Trademark Law and IP-related aspects of Civil Procedure Law, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, 30 May-5 June 2010 IPR2 is supporting a study tour of officials from the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) responsible for drafting the up and coming revision of the Trademark Law and Civil Procedure Law. The delegates, from the economic and civil law offices of LAC, will meet with European justice and economic ministries, trademark offices, academic, research and IP institutes, courts, industry associations and law firms as well as representatives from the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), as part of gathering and exchanging information relevant to their drafting work. EU-China study tour on trademark registration and judicial review; Spain and Germany; 5-12 June 2010 IPR2 will organise a study tour for a delegation of officials from the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) and trade mark judges to Spain, Luxembourg and Germany, to build knowledge of on the European trademark system and support an exchange of expertise between Chinese and European officials and judges on emerging trademark registration and judicial review issues. EU-China roving seminars on the Chinese trademark system, Spain and Germany, 9 and 11 June 2010 IPR2, together with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), will organise two one-day seminars in Madrid and Munich on the China’s trademark system. The seminars will also address SAIC’s management of the system, including business tools, performance and statistical information as well as quality and customer care. European industry interested in doing business with China and trademark holders already engaging in trademark protection are invited to participate. EU-China symposium on the interface between Competition and Intellectual Property Law, Dalian, 10-11 June 2010 IPR2 is supporting the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) in organising a comprehensive exchange on the interface between competition and IP laws. The recent entering into force of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) raises an important issue of how to balance the rights arising from IP law, contract law and AML; an area in which Europe has accumulated much experience. The Symposium will address procedural and substantive issues in cases under the AML and the close relationship between competition cases and its interface with other legislation, notably IP laws which are particularly complex and have recently become one of the hot topics in international judicial protection of IP. International Seminar on IP protection of software, Dalian, 23 June 2010 IPR2 is supporting the ‘International Seminar on Intellectual Property Protection of Software’, organised by the China Association of Trade in Services (CATIS) as entrusted by the Ministry of Commerce, with the support of the Copyright Protection Centre of China (CPCC) and the Dalian Copyright Protection Association. |
JULY 2010 EU-China study tour on implementation of Anti-Unfair Competition Law, UK, France, Germany, 4–14 July 2010 IPR2 is supporting a study tour of officials from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) to help build knowledge on the European anti-unfair competition system and increase the exchange between Chinese and European officials and experts on the implementation of anti-unfair competition legislation. The delegates, from the anti-unfair competition departments of SAIC and local AICs, will meet with European government agencies and academic and private institutions, as well as engaging the Chinese officials with judges and legal practitioners. EU-China training for IP protection at trade fairs, Guilin, Zhejiang, Beijing, 12-16 July 2010 IPR2, together with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), entrusted by the Ministry of Commerce, will implement a training programme with Chinese companies and government officials on how to protect IP at trade fairs. European experts will present the leading IP protection measures in Europe, and explain how companies can prepare to make use of the system, supported by case studies from major exhibitions in Europe. In addition, the training will elaborate the role and scope of the recently introduced function of on-site mediation support for exhibitors. EU-China workshop on revision of the Trademark Law, location to be confirmed, 21 to 23 July 2010 IPR2 is co-operating with the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) to organise a workshop on the revision of China’s Trademark Law, drawing on the expertise and experience of European academics, officials and practitioners working the field of trademark law, to address questions raised by the LAC officials responsible for drafting the new law, review and discuss its expected impact, and make suggestions relevant to the drafting work. |
| SEPTEMBER 2010 IPR2 at World Expo 2010 In Court - Protecting IPR at trade fairs: Analysis of European and Chinese enforcement proceedings in a moot court setting, Shanghai, 4 September 2010 IPR2 will be present at this year’s World Expo in Shanghai with activities dedicated to building awareness of the importance of IP protection and enforcement. Hosted in the EU Pavilion which has thematic displays representing ‘Intelligent Europe’, this includes an issue of international relevance – how to protect and enforce intellectual property rights at trade fairs. Adopting a ‘moot court’ setting to simulate proceedings for the same infringement case, experts from Europe and China will compare and contrast the European and Chinese enforcement systems. |
CONTACT US You may contact the IPR2 Beijing Project Office on +86 (10) 8419 5398. Reach individual team members directly via their extension numbers or dial '0' for operator assistance.Read More>> For more information visit www.ipr2.org or contact info@ipr2.org IPR2 is a partnership project between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China on the protection of intellectual property rights in China (2007-2011). This is done by providing technical support to, and building the capacity of the Chinese legislative, judicial and administra-tive authorities in administering and enforcing intellectual property rights; improving access to information for users and officials; as well as reinforcing support to right holders. IPR2 targets the reliability, efficiency and accessibility of the IP protection system, aimed at establishing a sustainable environment for effective IPR enforcement in China. |
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The European Patent Office (EPO) is the European implementing organisation for IPR2, with the support of the EPO Member States in specific fields and the Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM) on trademark and design (www.epo.org and www.oami.europa.eu) |
The Department of Treaty & Law, Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM) is the Chinese implementing organisation (www.mofcom.gov.cn). IPR2 is financed jointly by the European Union and the People’s Republic of China |
This update has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The views presented here are the sole responsibility of the project implementation team and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union nor those of the relevant authorities of the P.R. China. |
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