The term "intellectual property rights" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the exclusive rights enjoyed by the obligee to the following objects according to law:
(1) works;
(2) Inventions, utility models and designs;
(3) Trademarks;
(4) Geographical indications;
(5) Business secrets;
(6) Layout design of integrated circuits;
(7) New plant varieties;
(8) Other objects prescribed by law. Article 3 The protection of intellectual property rights in this Municipality follows the principles of comprehensive protection, strict protection, equal protection and legal protection, adheres to the combination of judicial protection, administrative protection and social participation, stops unfair competition according to law, and safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of intellectual property rights holders and related rights holders. Article 4 The municipal and district people's governments shall incorporate intellectual property protection into the national economic and social development plans and annual plans, incorporate intellectual property protection funds into the fiscal budget at the corresponding level, establish a coordination mechanism for intellectual property protection, promote intellectual property protection as a whole, and coordinate and solve major problems in intellectual property protection. Article 5 The municipal and district intellectual property departments are the competent departments in charge of intellectual property work within their respective administrative areas, responsible for organizing and promoting intellectual property protection and management, and performing their duties of intellectual property protection within the scope of their functions and powers in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.
Market supervision and management, planning and natural resources, agriculture and rural areas, culture and tourism, copyright and other departments (hereinafter referred to as intellectual property management departments) shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, perform their duties of intellectual property protection within their respective functions and powers. Article 6 The Municipal People's Government shall publish a white paper on intellectual property protection every year, and announce the status of intellectual property protection in this Municipality.
The municipal and district people's governments and relevant departments should strengthen the publicity and popularization of intellectual property protection, enhance the awareness and ability of intellectual property protection in the whole society, and create an intellectual property protection environment that respects intellectual value, advocates innovation, and is honest and law-abiding.
Encourage the news media to carry out public welfare publicity on intellectual property protection through various forms. Article 7 Natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations shall consciously enhance their awareness of intellectual property protection and self-discipline, improve their ability of self-protection and resist intellectual property infringement. Article 8 According to the authorization of the state, support China (Tianjin) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone, Tianjin Port Bonded Zone, tianjin binhai hi-tech industrial development area and other national development zones to explore and innovate in the protection of intellectual property rights such as institutional mechanisms, policies and measures, public services and credit evaluation. Article 9 Strengthen the coordinated protection of intellectual property rights in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, improve the working mechanism of case acceptance, transfer and joint investigation, and coordinate and cooperate with cross-regional linkage to investigate and deal with counterfeiting and infringement cases.
Support enterprises, scientific research institutions and universities in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei to carry out mutual assistance and cooperation in intellectual property protection, promote the sharing of intellectual property service resources, and promote the deep integration of intellectual property protection and industrial development. Chapter II Administrative Protection Article 10 The competent intellectual property department shall accept applications for the protection of patents, trademarks and geographical indications according to law, and mediate and adjudicate related disputes according to the applications.
Market supervision and management departments shall investigate and deal with acts of counterfeiting patents, trademarks and geographical indication products according to law, investigate and deal with acts of infringing intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks and geographical indication products according to law, and investigate and deal with acts of unfair competition infringing trade secrets according to law.
Planning, natural resources, agriculture and rural areas shall investigate and deal with acts of counterfeiting and authorizing new plant varieties according to law, investigate and deal with violations of the rights of new plant varieties according to law, and mediate related disputes according to the application.
The copyright department mediates copyright disputes according to the application.
The cultural and tourism departments shall investigate and deal with acts of copyright infringement and damage to public interests according to law. Eleventh municipal intellectual property departments shall formulate guidelines for the analysis and evaluation of intellectual property rights and strengthen the guidance for the analysis and evaluation of intellectual property rights.
In major economic and technological activities, the departments of development and reform, science and technology, industry and informatization will, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and this Municipality, jointly with the competent intellectual property department, conduct intellectual property analysis and evaluation on major industrial plans, major government investment projects and major scientific and technological innovation projects that may have intellectual property risks, so as to prevent intellectual property risks. Twelfth municipal intellectual property department shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, provide priority examination channels for patent applications in the fields of artificial intelligence, biomedicine, aerospace, high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy and new materials, and promote the development of strategic emerging industries. Article 13 The competent intellectual property authorities and intellectual property management departments shall take measures to support the creation and protection of intellectual property rights in cultural inheritance, cultural industries and new cultural formats, and guide natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests through copyright registration, trademark registration, trade secret protection and patent application, so as to promote the innovative development of cultural industries. Fourteenth intellectual property authorities and intellectual property management departments should encourage and guide natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations to protect the copyright of computer software through copyright registration, and promote the development of software industry and informatization.