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Intellectual property protection for lamps in GuzhenTown was selected as a candidate project for the demonstration

On the morning of April 22, Zhongshan City held a special press conference on the construction of a rule of law government. At the meeting, the results of the construction of the rule of law government in Zhongshan City in 2021 were reported, and the ideas and measures to promote the construction of a rule of law government in 2022 were introduced.

Among the first batch of demonstration projects for the construction of the rule of law government in Guangdong Province, 3 projects in Zhongshan City have entered the publicity, ranking the forefront of the province. Among them, Guzhen Town's project of "Building a Highland of Intellectual Property Comprehensive Services and Creating a New World Sample of Intellectual Property Protection" has been included in the National Demonstration and Creation Candidate Project of the Rule of Law Government by the Ministry of Justice. Relying on the "Zhongshan Ancient Town Model" for intellectual property protection, the selected project will be promoted to all parts of the country in the process of promoting the reform path of "delegating power, delegating power, delegating power and improving services" and practicing the concept of "protecting intellectual property rights is protecting innovation".

As early as 2011, Guzhen Town established the first intellectual property rights protection agency in China - China Zhongshan (Lighting) Intellectual Property Rapid Rights Protection Center. With the protection mechanism of "fast authorization, fast rights protection and fast coordination", it has created a collection of patents and trademarks. The "one-stop" intellectual property comprehensive service platform integrating copyrights and copyrights has formed an intellectual property protection model that conforms to the development of the industry.

In 2018, Zhongshan made a "Research Report on Zhongshan Ancient Town Model for Industrial Design Protection" at the World Intellectual Property Organization conference in Switzerland, and the "Zhongshan Ancient Town Model" of intellectual property protection was listed as China's first outstanding case by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

In 2020, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court also set up the Zhongshan Circuit Trial Court in Guzhen, delivering specialized intellectual property adjudication services to the "doorstep" of enterprises.

This year, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court also released the "Research Report on Strengthening the Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property to Promote the High-Quality Development of the Lighting and Lighting Industry". Let the "administrative + judicial" dual-track protection model of intellectual property be efficiently connected and organically integrated in the ancient town to provide a more comprehensive and convenient judicial guarantee for Zhongshan to optimize the business environment.

The "Zhongshan Ancient Town Model" is mainly to build a "one-stop" intellectual property comprehensive service platform by building a "3+1+1" comprehensive service system.

In terms of stimulating the innovation vitality of enterprises, through the establishment of a rapid authorization mechanism, the authorization of design patent applications can be completed in the fastest 7 working days, and the innovation achievements of enterprises can be protected from the source.

In terms of protecting enterprise innovation, through the establishment of a rapid rights protection mechanism with quick case handling, joint law enforcement, adjudication determination, and mediation priority, patent infringement disputes can be accepted from filing, investigation and evidence collection, evidence defense, adjudication, mediation or judicial transfer within one month. The case is closed within the company, which greatly saves the time and cost of the company's rights protection.

In terms of creating a large-scale intellectual property protection pattern, by strengthening coordination with courts, procuratorates, customs, public security and other departments and industry associations, a large-scale protection pattern of "four-wheel drive" of administrative protection, judicial protection, mediation and arbitration, and social supervision will be formed. . And build a diversified solution of intellectual property disputes, allowing enterprises to choose the right protection method that suits their actual situation.

Since the establishment of the Kuaiwei Center, nearly 20,000 patent applications have been filed through the fast track, and the authorization rate is close to 100%. Assisted in the handling of patent administrative law enforcement cases in total over 5,000 cases, recovered over 200 million yuan in economic losses, and successfully mediated 70% of patent infringement disputes.

In 2021, Zhongshan Kuaiwei Center will assist in handling 387 patent infringement disputes, including 31 administrative adjudication cases. The Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court accepted 4,278 online cases, 121 pre-litigation mediation cases, and 27 trial cases.

In 2022, Guzhen Town will continue to comprehensively optimize the full chain protection mechanism of intellectual property rights. Focus on relying on the dual-track protection of administration and justice, based on rapid rights protection, make good use of administrative adjudication, arbitration, mediation, circuit trial and other protection means, give full play to the role of the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court and the judge studio of the Zhongshan Intermediate People's Court, and focus on investigating and reporting to the whole society. A group of typical infringement cases. By establishing an expert database, enriching the strength of the mediation committee to help relevant enterprises to quickly defend their rights, and holding a series of legal popularization activities to provide a full range of services for enterprise rights protection.

In terms of stimulating enterprise innovation, Guzhen will speed up the opening of the rapid pre-examination business of utility model patents, encourage innovation through the reform of "delegating power, delegating power and serving", and cultivate and guide enterprises to apply for more high-value patents. Promote the construction of Guangdong (Lighting) intellectual property operation center, accurately meet the needs of lighting, optoelectronics and other industries and enterprises, efficiently connect with industry, universities and research institutes, link innovation resources in the surrounding cities of the Greater Bay Area, and transfer the patents of scientific research institutions, colleges and leading enterprises and the transfer of scientific and technological achievements to small, medium and micro enterprises in the ancient town. Relying on the trademark and brand cultivation guidance station, guide the advantageous enterprises and the "Guzhen Lighting" regional brand to promote hand in hand and side by side to form a brand alliance,such as EJLED.