on December 20th. Representatives of provincial
enterprises encountering overseas intellectual property disputes shared their
experiences, and overseas intellectual property dispute resolution guidance
experts provided on-site comments. More than 20 companies from the province
that had experienced overseas intellectual property disputes participated in
this seminar and training.
During the experience sharing session, Suzhou Cornigs
Polyol Co., Ltd. reviewed the intellectual property disputes with Cornng in the
United States and Nanjing Cornigs, Jiangsu Jiangyin Huachang Food Additives
Co., Ltd. shared the case of taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) subject to a
"337 investigation," and Changzhou Kaidi Electrical Appliance Co.,
Ltd. introduced the domestic patent dispute case of office furniture products
in Germany. These three cases involve three types of international intellectual
property arbitration, the U.S. "337 investigation," and the European
domestic simultaneous intellectual property litigation, which are highly
representative. Lawyers Lou Xianying from King & Wood Mallesons Beijing
Office, Ran Ruixue from Covington & Burling LLP, and Jiang Haijun from
Jiangsu Ruitu Law Firm provided insightful comments on the above three cases
from the perspectives of corporate empowerment, lawyer support, government
platforms, and industry collaboration, proposing targeted and constructive
suggestions. The participating companies expressed that they benefited greatly
from the seminar.
During the interactive exchange session, participating
companies freely expressed their opinions and had in-depth discussions and
communications with experts on issues such as the consent order procedure and
avoidance design of the U.S. "337 investigation," the subsequent
impact of rulings, and how to avoid overseas market intellectual property risks
based on their own experiences of encountering overseas intellectual property
disputes. The Jiangsu Branch also distributed the "Detailed Explanation
and Practical Guide to the U.S. '337 Investigation' Procedure" compiled by
the National Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution Guidance Center,
which received high praise from the participating companies.
Next, the Jiangsu Branch will organize more sharing
activities around overseas intellectual property disputes such as the U.S.
"337 investigation" in which provincial companies are deeply
involved. It will leverage its role as a "server" for overseas
intellectual property rights protection, an "amplifier" for overseas
intellectual property rules, and a "booster" for enhancing intellectual
property capabilities to help more companies understand, respect, and apply
international intellectual property rules, thereby improving their ability to
handle overseas intellectual property disputes.