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IPR Case Study

Electric company battle Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court has made the decision of Property Preservation and Evidence Preservation in a patent infringement case between two electric companies. As a...

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Using Patent Information for the Benefit of Your SME

What is “Patent Information”? “Patent information” is the technical and legal information contained in patent documents that are published periodically by patent offices. A patent document includes the...

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Managing the Intellectual Property Assets of Your SME

Managing an enterprise’s IP assets is more than just acquiring the formal IP rights through the national IP office. Patent or trademark rights are not worth much unless they are adequately exploited....

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Protecting Innovations by Utility Models

What is a Utility Model? A utility model is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which allows the right holder to prevent others from commercially using the protected invention, without his...

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How can Your SME Benefit From Copyright?

Is your enterprise involved in the creation, recording, publication, dissemination, distribution or retailing of artistic, musical or literary works? Does your company have a website, a brochure, a...

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How can collective marks, certification marks and geographical indications be...

For a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), obtaining consumer recognition and customer loyalty is an arduous task. Regardless of the quality of the goods, gaining access to retail stores, local...

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黑 客 執 意 破 解 X360 是 微 軟 挑 釁 的 結 果 ?

微 軟 的 Xbox 360 自 從 去 年 11 月 上 市 以 來 , 立 刻 成 為 了 眾 多 黑 客 組 織 爭 相 挑 戰 的「 珠 穆 朗 瑪 峰 」 。 然 而 , 根 據 美 國 《 華 爾 街 日 報 》 近 日 的 一 篇 報 導 , 造 成 這 種 現 象 的 原 因 不 僅 僅 是 因 為 微 軟 的 Xbox 360 是 目 前 最 新 的 也 是 防 盜 性 能 最 好...

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Interview: Hal Abelson, "Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Universities"

Hal Abelson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science MIT (Portrait by Phillip Greenspun) Technology has a way of exposing our social and political institutions. It often provides us new...

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Protecting the Trade Secrets of Your SME

What is a Trade Secret? Broadly speaking, any confidential business information which provides an enterprise a competitive edge may be considered a trade secret. Trade secrets encompass manufacturing...

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Why are Trademarks Relevant to the Success of Your SME?

Your trademarks are in many ways the face of your business. They allow your customers to distinguish your products or services from those of your competitors, giving your SME the possibility to better...

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Protecting the Intellectual Property Rights of Your SME Abroad

Why Should Your SME Protect its IP Abroad? Sooner or later, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operate in more than one market selling their products or services or licensing/franchising...

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How can Your SME Acquire and Maintain Intellectual Property Protection?

Before your SME can take advantage of intellectual property (IP) assets it has to acquire IP rights. A number of IP rights need to be granted or registered. At the national level, IP offices of the...

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How can Intellectual Property Enhance the Export Opportunities of Your SME?

Before embarking on an export operation, enterprises go through a series of crucial steps which range from identifying an appropriate export market and estimating demand, to finding channels of...

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專 訪 張 平“ 我 為 什 麼 對 DVD 專 利 提 出 無 效 申 請 ”

眾 所 周 知 , 以 DVD 為 代 表 的 高 昂 專 利 許 可 費 , 制 約 了 我 國 相 關 高 技 術 產 業 的 發 展 , 已 成 為 國 人 的 心 頭 之 痛 。 我 國 雖 然 是 DVD 鐳 射 視 盤 機 生 產 大 國 , 但 每 出 口 一 臺 價 格 40 美 元 的 DVD 視 盤 機 , 就 要 向 外 國 公 司 交 納 13 至 20 美 元 的 專 利...

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Who should own what?

An interview with Lawrence Lessig on Patents and the InternetLAWRENCE LESSIG knows how to stir things up. A professor at the Stanford Law School, he is also the founder of the Stanford Center for...

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What is a trademark?

A trademark is a sign that distinguishes the goods and services of one trader from those of others. Typically a trademark can be words (including personal names), indications, designs, letters,...

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Difference between Trademark Registration and Company Registration

Separate laws and systems regulate the registration of company names, business names and trademarks in Hong Kong. A company name registration at the Companies Registry or a business name registration...

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Why is Intellectual Property Crucial for Marketing the Products or Services...

For most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), marketing products or services is a major challenge. A marketing strategy should establish a clear link between your products or services and your...

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How can Intellectual Property Enhance the Market Value of Your SME?

The value of intellectual property (IP) is often not adequately appreciated and its potential for providing opportunities for future profit is widely underestimated by SMEs. However, when IP is legally...

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How do you Turn Inventions Into Profit-making Assets of Your SME?

Innovative and creative ideas are at the heart of most successful businesses. Ideas by themselves, however, have little value. They need to be developed, turned into innovative products or services and...

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