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1 IPR-Helpdesk-China.eu & Round Table on European IPR Activities in China Sino Italian cooperation on Industrial Property

2 Cooperation source Agreement Of Cooperation on Intellectual Property between the Government of the Republic of Italy and the Government of the People s Republic of China (signed in Beijing on June 8, 2004) Sino Italian Intergovernmental Committee headed by the Prime Ministers of both Countries

People s Republic of China (signed in Beijing on June 8, 2004) Sino

3 Implementation Annual Action Plan with State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Trademark expert working group with the ChineseTrademark Office, State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC)

4 Areas of cooperation Promoting the IPR awareness of SME both in China and Italy Enhancing the IPR enforcement Information exchange and experience share

5 Objective. Building a market of mutual confidence where people and economic institutions in their economic transactions are able to act sharing and trusting the same rules concerning protection and enforcement of IPRs and where the will of all the relevant Authorities, in Italy and China, to protect and enforce IPRs is clear and strong

their economic transactions are able to act sharing and trusting the same rules

6 Main cooperative initiatives Seminars devoted to SMEs Building confidence in the market to make the economy grow: Italy, China and industrial property (two day conference held in Rome on May 23-24, 2005) Use and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Laws and Promoting SMEs Development (one day Symposium held in Guangzhou City, on September 16, 2006) IP for Life Sciences one day seminar held in Milan on the occasion of Milano Check up Fair from 6 to 9 June 2007) Developing a Sino Italian IP guide for SMEs Officials exchanges scholarships for study and research of SIPO experts in Italy (a three month scholarship in 2006 for two SIPO officials, a five month scholarship in 2007 for two SIPO officials, two one week study visits in 2005 for SIPO high level delegations) IPR enforcement Partecipation of Chinese and italian Judges at the jointly organised seminars Within 2007 according to the Action Plan 2007 it will be provide for issuing some sentences of the Supreme Pleople s Court concerning IP case law on the Review Italian IP Courts case law report. This Review offers a comparison of all the case law (about provisional measure decisions and decisions on the merit) of the Specialized Sections in 1st and 2nd instance with the superior unification of the Supreme Court (so called Corte di Cassazione ) and a section is devoted to decisions on IP case law taken by foreign Courts. The Review represents, therefore, a fundamental tool of knowledge and updating for all those who operate in the Industrial and Intellectual Property field. And the Chinese SPC Judges would contribute to enrich this publication. Judicial workshops Chinese IP Administrations support for the four IP helpdesks which the Italian Government opens next November in China

Milan on the occasion of Milano Check up Fair from 6 to 9 June 2007) Developing a Sino Italian IP guide for SMEs Officials exchanges scholarships for study and research of SIPO experts in Italy (a

7 Italian IP helpdesk In November 2007 a network of 19 IP helpdesk located in markets considered sensitive by Italian enterprises (China, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, Republic of Korea, Turkey, EAU, Russian Federation, Brazil, USA) set up by the Italian Government will became operative.

(China, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, Republic of Korea, Turkey, EAU,

8 Italian IP Helpdesk: reasons why they have been conceived and their mission There is a condition of internationality postulated by the economy that make null a clear division among domestic markets. In this new landscape the system of rules and rights on property of growing importance is represented by IPRs related to the protection of intangible aspects (knowledge and innovation) of goods and services travelling among different markets around the world. This brings about the need to protect and enforce IPRs in a way able to catch the cross border dimension of markets. As the development and the growth performance of industrial economies had is foundations in property rights, certainty of contracts and institutions to enforce them, efficient IP system that assures certainty and enforcement of IPRs is the necessary condition for the economic growth in knowledgedriven economy [William Baumol]. The main mission of IP helpdesk is make an increasing number of enterprises aware of the importance of using IPRs to create economic value

services travelling among different markets around the world. This brings about the need to protect and enforce IPRs in a way able to catch the cross border dimension of markets.

9 IP Helpdesks in China Four IP helpdesks are opening in China: Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai. They will be located in the Italian Trade Commission premises

10 IP helpdesk tasks The IP helpdesks run by IP experts (an Italian IP expert supported by a local IP expert) provide for information on how the local IP system works (registration procedures for each IPR and enforcement procedures in the event of enfringement). There is also a special legal assistance if the solution of an infringement case represent a pilot case to open the market

for each IPR and enforcement procedures in the event of enfringement).

11 IP heldesk network organization and managing Desk Beijing Desk San Paolo Desk Seul Desk Desk Ministery of Economic Development IPTO/High Commissioner combating counterfeiting IP helpdesk Service Ministery of Foreign Affairs Ministery of International Trade

IPTO/High Commissioner combating counterfeiting IP helpdesk

12 IPTO IP helpdesk Service Setting up and managing informative system Providing for IP contents Managing services for IP helpdesk intranet Access to on line information for the public Supporting High Commissioner

Managing services for IP helpdesk intranet Access to

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