In recent years, our committee has promoted the establishment of intellectual property protection workstations in industry associations such as industrial design, small and medium-sized enterprises, watches and smart wear, etc., to provide member companies with publicity and training, rights protection assistance and other intellectual property services, and has achieved Good results and a positive impact. In order to implement the strictest intellectual property protection, create a world-class business environment, and comprehensively improve the intellectual property protection level of our city's industries, our committee decided to promote this experience throughout the city and encourage more industry associations to establish intellectual property protection workstations. and provide necessary policy inclination and support. The relevant matters are now notified as follows:
Shenzhen Shizhi [2018] No. 337
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In recent years, our committee has promoted the development of industrial design, Industry associations such as small and medium-sized enterprises, watches and smart wearables have established intellectual property protection workstations to provide member companies with publicity and training, rights protection assistance and other intellectual property services, which have achieved good results and have had a positive impact. In order to implement the strictest intellectual property protection, create a world-class business environment, and comprehensively improve the intellectual property protection level of our city's industries, our committee decided to promote this experience throughout the city and encourage more industry associations to establish intellectual property protection workstations. and provide necessary policy inclination and support. The relevant matters are now notified as follows:
1. The importance of establishing an intellectual property protection workstation
The Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Government have always attached great importance to intellectual property protection and implemented the strictest intellectual property protection As an important guarantee for creating an excellent business environment, we advocate the establishment of a comprehensive intellectual property protection system that is dominated by judicial protection, supported by administrative protection, and supplemented by arbitration and mediation, industry self-discipline, and social supervision. Industry self-discipline and enterprise self-protection are important components of Shenzhen’s intellectual property protection system. At present, the international economic situation is complex and international trade frictions are intensifying. Our city's enterprises going global are facing unprecedented intellectual property challenges. Only enterprises with good self-protection and industries with strong self-discipline and management can effectively resist external risks of intellectual property rights and successfully develop international markets. Encouraging industry associations with intellectual property protection needs and capabilities to establish intellectual property protection workstations is to give full play to the collective advantages of industry associations and provide association members with intellectual property publicity training and information retrieval by establishing corresponding industry intellectual property systems and self-discipline mechanisms. , legal consultation, dispute resolution and other comprehensive rights protection services to enhance the ability of relevant industries in our city to cope with international and domestic competition and form a good innovation culture.
II. Work content of the intellectual property protection workstation
Industry associations independently set up intellectual property protection workstations according to the needs of the industry to carry out but not be limited to the following work:
(1) Intellectual property publicity and training. By carrying out intellectual property publicity and training, we will improve the intellectual property rights protection awareness and skills of association members, give full play to the unique role of industry associations in the construction of soft environments such as technical exchanges, personnel training, publicity and education, and promote information exchange and business within and between industries. cooperate.
(2) Intellectual property business guidance. Provide members with business guidance such as information retrieval, legal consultation, and management standards to solve practical problems. Regularly collect corporate intellectual property protection needs and difficulties, conduct centralized and unified research on countermeasures, and jointly respond to external intellectual property risks.
(3) Intellectual property rights protection assistance. Establish a rapid resolution mechanism for intellectual property disputes and resolve intellectual property disputes in a timely manner through consultation and mediation. Establish an intellectual property rights protection assistance mechanism, relying on professional service organizations or leading enterprises, to provide timely, professional and efficient intellectual property rights protection services for member companies participating in domestic and foreign economic and trade activities, and to help companies "go global" smoothly.
(4) Other intellectual property work. Qualified workstations can also carry out other work such as patent analysis and rights protection early warning in the industry, improving the operation level and rights protection capabilities of the industry's intellectual property rights.
3. Support measures for intellectual property protection workstations
(1) After an industry association establishes an intellectual property protection workstation, it can report the establishment and work status to our committee, and our committee will designate a dedicated person Contact us to provide necessary guidance and support for problems encountered by the workstation, and coordinate the cooperation between the Market Supervision Bureau of the jurisdiction where the workstation is located and the workstation to provide rights protection services for association members.
(2) The intellectual property protection workstation has been established and operated for more than one year, equipped with specialized staff and formed a relatively complete intellectual property protection system, and has achieved certain results in promoting the creation, protection and application of intellectual property rights in the industry. , you can apply for our committee’s special funds for intellectual property protection. Those who meet the conditions and relevant procedures will be given priority by our committee.
Professional organizations that are public welfare and provide public welfare services for intellectual property rights may refer to this notice to establish an intellectual property protection workstation.
Notice hereby.
Shenzhen Municipal Market and Quality Supervision and Administration Commission
August 9, 2018
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