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China to strengthen protection of intellectual property enforcement, but still faces many challenges
Date:2008/8/29    Author:admin

A few days ago to attend a seminar of experts of intellectual property rights that China has taken measures to promote and strengthen intellectual property (IP) enforcement of laws and regulations, but still faces many challenges.

April 10, the State Council passed the "National Intellectual Property Strategy Outline." According to Xinhua news agency reported, this study by the Intellectual Property Office and other departments drafted document calling for "effective enforcement of intellectual property rights to increase efforts to crack down on infringement and effectively maintain normal order of market competition and the public's legitimate rights and interests, strengthen international cooperation, comply with international rules, greatly raising the public awareness of intellectual property rights. "

The news has been welcomed by multinational companies and the semiconductor industry. Taiwan foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Vice President and General Counsel Richard Thurston at the seminar, said: "China to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights progress is being made and will continue to make progress." The current study will be by the EETimes, Semiconductor Insights and Portelligent organized. TSMC itself in mainland China have run into some legal issues. The company was prosecuted Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) violation of their intellectual property. Thurston said that although China's IPR protection is being made "great progress", but in China understands the laws and regulations, and even basic "rule of law" and the procedures there are still some major challenges. "In China, many people recognize that the rule of law for the promotion of the key role of scientific and technological innovation," he said at the seminar said, "I believe that the rule of law will (in China) continued to develop. For our U.S. lawyers, the real challenge is ( understanding) the rule of law. "Indeed, China's judicial system is often complex and novice is difficult to discern. There are people believe that intellectual property rights of foreign enterprises operating in China to fight a lawsuit will not get a fair deal, the Chinese courts tend to protect their businesses. However, Jun He Law Firm partner, GONG Jun believe that, to some extent, the situation in China is changing. He said that in cases involving transnational corporations, the Court began to efforts to achieve "more just." He suggested that patent applications in China by multinational companies to protect their intellectual property. TSMC's Thurston added: "In China, to protect their intellectual property rights, we must be careful to ask the local legal counsel."

 
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