The Office of Shanghai Intellectual Property Joint Conference recently issued a notice to initiate a 100-day campaign from August 1 to November 10 for intellectual property protection in anticipation of the Fourth China International Import Expo. The notice requires its members to provide IP protection and services in the context of pandemic control.
The action plan requests that the PSB strengthen the criminal actions against all sorts of criminal activities involving intellectual property rights following the strategy of “precision raid and whole-process raid.” The Shanghai Intellectual Property Office will take the lead to set up the “Service Center for Intellectual Property Protection and Commercial Dispute Resolution” at the Expo in coordination with the China International Import Expo Bureau, MSA, and other authorities. The Service Center will be staffed with professionals for providing services in respect of patent, trademark, copyright, and geographic indication. Shanghai Customs should also strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights in order to create a good business environment in Shanghai’s port area.
Compared with the previous three editions of the Expo, the 100-day campaign features with implementation of relevant regulations and legislations including Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and the Implementation Plan on Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection. In addition, there will be service stations for promoting IP protection and a new team composed of young volunteers dedicated to protection of IP rights.
Source:
http://sipa.sh.gov.cn/gzdt/20210803/1d79c4d050914ee594e4dedf9659abbb.html
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