CTEI News:
The importance of intellectual property (IP) in promoting innovation and boosting economic development topped discussions in the officials of the China ��Keqiao�� Textile City. They told reporters that the sustained development of three dimensional IP system- the pattern copyright protection system and international design patent application in line with the Design Patent Center- are priority for them.
Textile City has focused on investigating patterns of copyright infringement against unfair competitive practices, to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of original creators. Since August, 2008 to December 28 2009, the Center received total of 2710 registered the first instance pattern. They make investigation for nine copyright infringement cases of textile pattern, deal with three arbitration cases of copyright disputes, and make mediation 112 textile patterns copyright disputes.
Textile City received a complaint about the infringement in Sep. 2009. The staff found the relevant infringing products in from the North market and carried out the administrative penalties.
Shaoxing enterprises representatives reiterated that, Shaoxing will be known as an innovation center of the world in the future. Further strengthening IP system would help facilitate Shaoxing��s on-going textile economic transformation.
