Article 4 of the "Measures for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights at Exhibitions" states that exhibition organizers shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of intellectual property rights holders in accordance with the law. When inviting investment and exhibitions, exhibition organizers should strengthen the protection of relevant intellectual property rights of exhibitors and review the intellectual property status of participating projects (including exhibits, display boards and related promotional materials, etc.).

During the exhibition, the exhibition organizer should actively cooperate with the intellectual property administrative department in the intellectual property protection work. Exhibition organizers can strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights in exhibitions by signing with exhibitors intellectual property protection clauses or contracts during the exhibition period.

Article 26 of the "Trademark Law" stipulates that if a trademark is used for the first time on goods exhibited at an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the Chinese government, the trademark shall be used within six months from the date of exhibition of the goods. , the applicant for registration of the trademark can enjoy priority.

Those who claim priority in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall submit a written statement when applying for trademark registration, and submit within three months the name of the exhibition where their goods are exhibited and the use of the said trademark on the goods on display. Evidence of the trademark, date of exhibition and other supporting documents; if no written statement is made or supporting documents are not submitted within the time limit, it will be deemed that priority has not been claimed.

Article 24 of the "Patent Law" stipulates that if an invention-creation for which a patent is applied for falls under any of the following circumstances within six months before the filing date, the novelty will not be lost:

(1) Exhibited for the first time at an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the Chinese government;

(2) Published for the first time at a prescribed academic conference or technical conference;

( 3) Others leak the content without the applicant’s consent.

Extended information:

As a key link in realizing "innovation", intellectual property rights have become one of the hot topics of concern to members of this year's "Two Sessions". Regarding accelerating the construction and continuous improvement of the intellectual property system, accelerating Intellectual property creation, management, application and protection capabilities.

Intellectual property rights in the exhibition industry have been a "hot" topic in recent years. Because my country's intellectual property work started late and has a weak foundation, it cannot meet the needs of the development of the international economic integration situation; and because of the interests Due to factors such as driving and lax supervision, intellectual property infringement, counterfeiting and misappropriation occur from time to time. Especially in various exhibitions in my country, issues involving intellectual property rights are prominent.

This kind of intellectual property infringement, counterfeiting and misappropriation not only causes damage to intellectual property owners and consumers, but also disrupts the normal order of the exhibition industry. Therefore, regulating exhibition intellectual property rights, maintaining the order of the exhibition market, and promoting the healthy development of the exhibition industry have become the concerns of the central authorities and relevant city authorities.

Article 7 of the "Measures for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights at Exhibitions" stipulates that the exhibition intellectual property complaint agency shall be composed of personnel from the exhibition organizer, exhibition management department, patent, trademark, copyright and other intellectual property administrative departments. Responsibilities include:

(1) Accept complaints from intellectual property rights holders and suspend exhibits suspected of infringing intellectual property rights from being displayed during the exhibition;

(2) Hand over relevant complaint materials to relevant authorities Intellectual property administrative department;

(3) Coordinate and supervise the handling of complaints;

(4) Statistics and analysis of exhibition intellectual property protection information;

(5) Other related matters.

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