On April 26th, on the World Intellectual Property Protection Day, Chinese companies’ intellectual property rights were infringed by their counterparts. At the same time, new situations involving intellectual property disputes with European and American companies also emerged. In response, Shanghai Customs spared no effort to help Chinese companies fight against infringement, so that Can get rid of burdens to focus on development.
US infringement of Chinese chip equipment Pudong airport was detained by customs
Blocking Import Allegedly Infringing Equipment at Pudong Airport
China Micro Devices (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a research company with independent research and development capabilities. It has developed a number of chip devices with independent intellectual property rights and applied for more than 1200 patents worldwide. With the gradual increase in the international market share. Expanding, intellectual property disputes between China Micro Corporation and a U.S. company.
Earlier this year, the company learned that the US equipment suspected of infringing on China National Micro's patent right will soon be imported from Shanghai Pudong International Airport. It will immediately apply to Shanghai Customs for detaining suspected infringing goods. Shanghai Customs promptly initiates the procedures for the protection of intellectual property rights on imports. The administrative law enforcement was carried out at the link. According to the application of the right holder, the customs clearance of the allegedly infringing equipment was suspended. The value of this batch of equipment reached 34 million yuan.
As the Customs stepped into law enforcement, the United States began to address the independent research and development patents of China Micro and Microelectronics and its intellectual property rights in China. It took the initiative to initiate negotiations with China Micro-Europe, and the two parties finally reached a worldwide mutual authorization settlement agreement.
The infringing cloth seized by the Customs can be circled 1/4 circle around the earth
The "Yinhe" brand trademark that once was a banner for the export of textiles in Shanghai was dying because of counterfeiting and infringement. However, under the full protection of Shanghai Customs, it rebuilt the rivers and mountains.
The old state-owned enterprise Shanghai Textiles Import & Export Co., Ltd., whose “Galaxy” brand trademark was used since 1959, was registered in more than 40 countries and regions in the world. In 1985, the annual export volume of the “Galaxy” brand was as high as The US$130 million was a flag of textile exports from Shanghai and even China in the early years of reform and opening up. However, after selling the international market, counterfeit infringing products also followed. The company's general manager, Gong Peide, recalled that at that time, the quality of the various 'gallons' was uneven. 'The cotton, polyester, and polyester cloths are flooding the international market. Foreign customers exclaimed, ''Galaxy'' has become a common trademark of China's textile fabrics''. At the same time, 'Galaxy''s exports in Africa, North America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other major sales markets have dropped sharply. The annual export volume once fell to the bottom of 30 million US dollars, and was forced to withdraw from the United States and European markets.
In 1994, Customs began to explore the protection of intellectual property rights. On October 1, 1995, the "Regulations on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights of the People's Republic of China" was formally implemented. The regulations specify that the customs shall be related to imported and exported goods and protected by the laws and administrative regulations of the People's Republic of China. The intellectual property rights, including trademark rights, copyrights and patent rights, were protected. Shanghai Textiles Import & Export Co., Ltd., which felt the pain of infringement, filed an application for intellectual property rights with the General Administration of Customs in 1996. At that time, the 'Galaxy' trademark had been As soon as possible, the Shanghai Customs started to seize the first gun and seized two counterfeit cases of 'Galaxy'. The national customs also closely monitored the illegal activities of counterfeiting the 'Galaxy' trademark and successively seized the export infringement cases of counterfeit 'Galaxy' series of trademarks. From the beginning, the total number of infringing cloths seized amounted to 10 million meters, and its length can be circled 1/4 circle around the earth.
"Fewer fakes on the market, our brand is slowly alive, and export volume has picked up year after year." Gong Peide said that the total exports of Shanghai's textile products have increased by nearly three times before the counterfeiting.
Shanghai Customs ranks first in the nation for the total number of infringing goods seized
However, even if intellectual property protection is improving today, there are still inexorable infringing companies attempting to obtain nothing. In September last year, the National Customs carried out the 'Dragon Action' that focused on the protection of enterprises with advantages in exporting independent intellectual property rights. Shanghai Customs seized more than 6,000 volumes of cloth that counterfeited the trademark "Fair Dance" of Shanghai Textile Co., Ltd., with a value of nearly 700,000 yuan.
'With the protection of intellectual property provided by the Customs, we can focus on doing our own brand, not worrying about which brand it was finally able to come out of, but also being spurned by counterfeit goods.' said Gong Peide.
It was learned from the Shanghai Customs that since the IPR protection work was initiated in 1995, Shanghai Customs has investigated and investigated 6,600 infringement cases of various types and seized more than 310 million infringing goods of various types, with a value exceeding RMB 1 billion. The 2017 China Customs Intellectual Property Protection Status shows that the total number of infringing goods seized by Shanghai Customs last year ranked first in the country's customs.