The Chinese State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has issued invitation for comments on the next revision of the Chinese Patent Law. Why is this important for your business? Well hopefully, because it means it will soon become easier to protect your patents and therefore your innovations in China.
How do you protect your business in China? Now, that’s a huge question and one that is not going to be answered in one blog post! But what can at least be identified, are a few fundamentals that can set you, the business owners/managers, on your way.
Firstly, make no mistake, intellectual property (IP) is essential to your business in China. Continue reading “Intellectual Property in China: Start with the DOs and DON’Ts” »
The vast range of support tools available to European SMEs looking to break into the Chinese domestic market are showcased today at the SME Conference in Beijing (25 October). Central to these are the free resources offered by two of the conference’s organising entities- the China IPR SME Helpdesk and the EU SME Centre, both co-funded by the European Commission. Continue reading “SMfreE: The SME Conference 2012” »
Welcome to the China IP Insider! To begin with: Who is this blog for? And, why should it interest you?
To answer the first, our posts will seek to support anyone who has a business in China or wishes to start one there, particularly European Union Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). If you have an interest in business in China, have insights into how a business can best operate there or need practical observations from those that do, this blog is for you. Continue reading “Welcome to the China IP Insider!” »