CILE Expo
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Evidentiary materials suspected of infringing intellectual property rights; (3) Legal and effective proof of ownership of intellectual property rights, including but not limited to the following materials: Where patent rights are involved, the patent certificate, the copy of the patent announcement, the identity certificate of the patentee, and the legal status certificate of the patent; Where a trademark is involved, the trademark registration certificate and the identity certificate of the trademark owner shall be submitted; Where copyright is involved, the copyright right certificate and the identity certificate of the copyright owner shall be submitted; Where geographical indications are involved, the documents certifying the authorized use of geographical indications and the identity certificate of the right holder of geographical indications shall be submitted; Other certification materials to prove the legal status of intellectual property rights; (4) Where an entrusted agent makes a complaint, the power of attorney and the identity certificate of the agent shall be submitted. The power of attorney shall be signed or sealed by the client, and shall record the entrusted matters and authority. (5) Materials required by other workstations. Article 9 If the identity certificate, intellectual property ownership certificate and other materials submitted by the complainant are formed outside the territory of China, they shall be certified by the notary office of the country where the complainant is located, and certified by the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country, or go through the certification procedures stipulated in the relevant treaties concluded between China and the country where the complainant is located. If it is formed in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan of China, relevant certification procedures shall be carried out. The complainant shall ensure that the materials submitted are true, legal and valid. If the materials are in a foreign language, a Chinese translation shall be attached. Article 10 Under any of the following circumstances, the workstation may not accept a complaint: (1) The complainant has filed a complaint of alleged infringement with the intellectual property administrative department or filed a lawsuit with the people's court, or applied to an arbitration institution for arbitration, but has not yet completed the processing or adjudication; (2) The intellectual property right is invalid or in the process of filing a request for invalidation; (3) There is a dispute over the ownership of intellectual property rights, which is being mediated or handled by the intellectual property administrative department, or is being tried by the people's court; (4) The same complainant makes repeated complaints to the same respondent regarding the same intellectual property right; (5) The materials submitted by the complainant do not comply with the provisions of Article 8 of these Measures. Article 11 After the workstation accepts the complaint materials, it shall notify the respondent in a timely manner and require the respondent to reply within 24 hours. If the respondent believes that the complained project does not infringe, it shall provide the workstation with the legal and effective intellectual property ownership certificate and other evidence to prove that the project does not infringe. Otherwise, they should sign the Letter of Commitment (Annex 2), and take the initiative to remove the complained exhibition items, and no longer exhibit during the exhibition. The Letter of Commitment shall be kept in duplicate by the respondent and the Service Center respectively. Article 12 The workstation shall fully listen to the opinions of the complainant and the respondent, and may organize mediation according to the situation. If the respondent fails to provide the corresponding evidence materials within the reply period or the materials provided cannot prove non-infringement, and does not take the initiative to remove the exhibition project suspected of infringement, the service center shall transfer the complaint materials to the relevant departments for handling according to law. Article 13 If the respondent violates the Commitment and exhibits the suspected infringing items again at the current Chain Fair, the workstation may suggest to the exhibition party to cancel the respondent's participation qualification. Article 14 These Measures shall be interpreted by China International Exhibition Center Group Co., LTD. Article 15 These Measures shall come into force as of the date of promulgation. Annex 1: Application for Intellectual Property Complaint of China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo Annex 2: Letter of Undertaking