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'China IPR Considerations for European Businesses in the ICT Industries' - a guide

China’s intellectual property rights (IPR) protection system is expanding and improving, but it remains vastly different from the European system. A new guide aims to help information and communication technology (ICT) businesses navigate the most...

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To be successful in China, European business must take preventative measures to protect their IPR.

While some IPR issues are common to all types of European companies doing business in China, others are specific to the information and communication technology (ICT) industries.

Such industry-specific issues include software protection by patents and standard essential patents.

This China IPR SME Helpdesk Guide focuses on the top IPR issues for European ICT businesses in China, including developing a patent and trade mark strategy as well as enforcement of IPR.