Tianjin aid to IP

Tianjin Intellectual Property Office has released financial aid policies and will start accepting aid applications from September 3, according to the website of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO).

Companies and organizations, as well as individuals, applying for invention or utility patents, or patents in overseas markets, are eligible. Food and pharmaceutical companies as well as the youth can also apply for financing help.

Available funds for domestic patents range from 150 yuan to 1,600 yuan each, based on the significance of inventions. Applications in overseas markets can receive 5,000 yuan.

A company can receive a maximum of 200,000 yuan. The limit for individuals is 3,000 yuan.

English-speaking professionals

English-speaking Intellectual property professionals have been hotly pursued in Shanghai, with some law firms paying 40,000 yuan a month to those who are qualified, the National Business Daily reported on August 15.

Sources with Shanghai Intellectual Property Service Center were reported saying that with increasing international exchanges and the World Expo in Shanghai in 2010, intellectual property lawyers with a good command of English and strong technical background are in dire shortage.

Printing houses warned

The General Administration of Press and Publication, the Ministry of Public Security, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Information Industry have issued a joint circular requiring that printing houses using the Internet to attract clients pay due attention to copyrights.

With the popularity of the Internet in China, many printing houses now use the Web to get customers, but some printing firms have ignored their responsibility of checking the legality of the content of printed material, the circular said.

The four agencies note the government supports and encourages printing houses and customers doing business through the Internet, but sets requirements on qualifications of printing firms and warns them to be aware of copyright protection.

Liquor maker has 76 patents

Tuopai, one of the most famous Chinese liquor brands, has filed 102 patent applications, 76 of which were granted.

The Shehong, Sichuan-based liquor maker also has 12 invention patents and 964 trademarks, including one well-known brand and three famous brands.

With the help of technology, the company saw its assets grow by 2,000 times and production capacity rise by over 300 times from 1979 to 2006.

Fuzhou: Software blacklist

Companies using pirated software will be put on a blacklist and publicized in the media, the Fuzhou municipal government said on August 14, according to Southeast Express newspaper.

The city has selected the first group of 21 pilot companies that will be using all legitimate general software, including operating systems, office applications and anti-virus software, by the end of this year.

Gao Qiping, director of the copyright administration of the city, said the second batch of pilot companies will be selected soon.

He said the city has received about 60 complaints from copyright owners about illegal software use, with one local company required to pay 18 million yuan in compensation.

(China Daily)

 

2013-07-17