trading in asia with confidence by lighthouse ip october 2012
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China, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam are rapidly developing markets and inventions are being applied for, and patented, in these countries at unprecedented rates. As their populations become wealthier so do the opportunities for Western companies to sell their products in Asia. Manufacturing in China is still an attractive option for British companies who need to take advantage of the skills, capabilities and efficiencies available in the region. It has never been more important to protect your intellectual property (IP) in Asia whether you are selling or manufacturing there. There are common challenges that inventors and businesses face when entering Asian markets, but by having experts to help guide the way and point out the potential pitfalls to around early enough opens up the door to so many possibilities. This special event will talk more about these common challenges and the practical solutions: Can your existing intellectual property, e.g. patents, be taken into the chosen new market? How to overcome the language barrier and getting affordable translation help for key documents? Do you know the difference between the UK and international laws and regulations to file new patents and IP? It will include chance to ask your questions to experts from Lighthouse IP Group and take part in a networking session. Lighthouse IP Group is a specialist in translating patents to and from Chinese and other Asian languages and also help inventors to file their patents in China. They can also help inventors and businesses to find a patent attorney specialising in Chinese IP.TRANSCRIPT
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Trading in Asia with confidence by Lighthouse IP
Jane List –Commercial & Content Director
Will Hawkins – Sales Director EMEA
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Lighthouse IP? Who?
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Asia is an important market for all types of businesses
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You want to know whether this is a market for you or not
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Is Asia for me and my IP?
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Do I market or manufacture my invention in Asia?
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Find experts who can help you make the right decisions
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Taking my invention into Asia with confidence
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How is IP Treated in Asia?
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Is my invention going to be stolen?
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Is it worth protecting my
invention?
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Who can help to protect my IP?
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Choose the best IPR to protect an invention
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Overview of IP Rights
Type of IP Type of work protected
Type of right granted Duration Obligation
Patent Product or Method monopoly <20 years
disclosure of invention
Utility Model Product monopoly <10 years
disclosure of invention
Registered Design Product monopoly 5 - 25 years
disclosure of designs
Copyright Creative work monopoly life of author plus X years no obligation
Trademark
Identifier for product or service monopoly
10 years unlimited renewals.
must remain in use
Secrecy/ NDA
Know-How / IP / Business
No protection/ Breach of
Confidentiality
Indefinitely/3-5 years
One-way / Two-way
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Patent, Utility Model & Design Rights in Asia
country patent Utility model design
China
Hong Kong Yes, via China.
Japan
Korea
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
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What is a Patent?
• 3 criteria to obtain a patent for an invention
Absolute novelty, inventive step, usefulness
• The priority date and prior-art
• Protects an invention in nation or region
patent families (equivalents)
• Types of patent
process, product
• The Patent Specification
abstract, filing info. drawings, claims, description
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What is a Utility Model?
• protects small technology advances in products
• may be converted to a full patent
• may be obtained through PCT
• fast to obtain (6-9 months to grant)
• formalities examination only
• Used widely in fast moving markets such as
consumer electronics
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What is an Industrial Design?
• Protects the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of a product
• May be 3D (shape) or 2D (pattern)
• Design must be non-functional
• Must be new or original
• Hague Agreement
• WIPO administered treaty
for filing International designs
• May also be protected
under copyright in some countries
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Filing a Patent in Asia
Prior art search
State of the art search
Freedom to use / clearance
Competitive intelligence Monitoring prior to market entry and beyond
You decide to manufacture in Asia.
You need to extend national filing.
Your patent has favourable search report.
But does your product infringe any existing products in your market?
Be prepared to defend your rights.
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signed in Paris March 20th 1883
174 contracting member countries
provides reciprocal rights
claim convention priority for foreign applications made
within one year of (Priority) Filing Date (INID Code 30)
foreign filings need not be identical to priority filing
Patent Law Treaty (2000) allows filings within 14 months of first filing
The Paris Convention
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WIPO and the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
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• Started in 1978
• Treaty signed in Washington DC in 1970
• Provides a single application which may proceed in 146 authorities
• Does not grant patents
• An initial search is carried out at a PCT designated office
• Defers cost of translations
• Defers decision on where to file
• Can choose early preliminary examination
• Patents granted at national designated office.
WIPO and the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
Glossary of patent information terms: http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/standards/en/pdf/08-01-01.pdf
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• Receiving offices:
most national offices ,International Bureau
• Official languages:
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian and Spanish
• International search authorities:
Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EPO, Finland, Israel,
Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain, Sweden, USA.
UK companies can file PCT application in
English at IB, EPO or GB
Filing with the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
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• When? 30 months from Filing • How? On payment of fees Submission of ISR and IPER Translation of the application into the official language • What next? Each authority carries out it’s own examination Publishes a granted national patent Fees paid to national offices
Entering the National Phase
PCT Applicants Guide: http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/appguide/index.jsp
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How to ensure translation quality?
Some countries require certified translations
Translators must undergo formalities
Translators must be expert in translating patents
Translators usually specialise in a particular subject
e.g. biotechnology, pharmaceutical, electronic, mechanical
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Obtaining patent translations
Patent translation requires an understanding of:
the subject matter of the invention
the source and target language
how claims are interpreted
Translation errors may be amended
during prosecution, (Art.33)
in a foreign priority (PCT) filing
claims will be narrowed
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Lifetime Costs for maintaining a patent family
Opposition proceedings
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• Summary
Advantages of using the PCT • Streamline, simplify,
• cost effective and defers cost • Provides more time for R&D, Partnering,
Technology Transfer and Licensing
Disadvantages of using the PCT • Single application may not be best way to
get protection in all countries • Increases uncertainty
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Lifetime of a patent: prosecution in Asia
CN
KR
JP
Patent Expiry
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Who can help me if I decide to make or market in Asia?
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National Patent Laws
Post-grant offices take renewal fees and with courts -
enforce patent rights
system to claim damages
interim injunctions
competent administrative authorities
prior art defence
Resource for China IP Law: http://www.ipr2.org/
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Finding and Understanding Asian patent information
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Where can I find out about existing inventions in my field in Asia?
• Espacenet www.epo.org
• Patentscope www.wipo.org
• The British Library
• Japan
• http://www.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl
• SIPO http://english.sipo.gov.cn/
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How do I filter the information down to what I need?
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Applications
Utilities
Granted Patents
SIPO weekly publications 2012
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Understanding patents in Asian languages –
Machine or Human Translations?
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Searching techniques and tips
Search in English / Chinese
Full text of 5.3 m patents – Chinese / English MT
Search in English MT / Chinese Original
Translate into English
Analyse documents
Report Search IPC
Search inventors
Check legal status
Portfolio monitoring
Search applicants Check renewals
Check citations
Search keywords
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Chinese Patent Alerts Weekly
Strategy Run Each Week
Automatically In
Chinese
Complete Results Emailed
In Spreadsheet
With Bibliographic
Data And Abstract
In English
Select Patents From Results Set To View Complete
Chinese PDF / English txt
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Who can help me?
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UK based Patent Attorneys with links in Asia
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Some useful Resources on Asian IP Matters for SMEs
Intellectual Property Protection Overseas http://www.businesslink.gov.uk IP Primers for Brazil, China, India, Korea, Vietnam, USA Business Link, with the GB IPO and DTI have created to assist SMEs filing overseas. China IPR Help Desk for SMEs http://www.china-iprhelpdesk.eu/ Quarterly newsletter covers IPR protection issues in China EPO Asian Patent Information Service http://www.epo.org/searching/asian.html Help desk and advice on searching patents, legal status, alerts, translations. WIPO http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/ Information on IPRs specific for SMEs, newsletter, training programmes
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