Fair Market Environment
1. Protecting of Intellectual Properties
Since 2004, Shenzhen has been releasing white books on the status of intellectual properties on an annual basis. The white books timely and objectively reflected the creation, management, utilization and protection status of intellectual properties for the whole city, enabling both domestic and foreign investors to have a clearer understanding of the status of Shenzhen¡¯s intellectual properties, as well as further improving the conscience of the whole society over intellectual properties, so as to promote independent innovation of intellectual properties, and protect legal rights and interests of investors both domestic and overseas.
1) Construction of Legislative and Judicial Systems
Shenzhen Municipality has promulgated a series of policies and ordinances related to intellectual property. In 2004, Shenzhen set up the Municipal Bureau of Intellectual Properties. In 1994, Shenzhen established a specialized trial court for intellectual properties cases. Nanshan District People¡¯s Court set up the trial court for intellectual properties in 2004. The People¡¯s Procuratorate of various level in Shenzhen are in charge of litigation examining and suit bringing in respect of criminal cases on infringement of intellectual properties. In 2002, Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Public Security set up the first professional criminal law-implementing unit related to intellectual properties.
2) Optimized and Systematical Law and Policy Environment
In addition to existing regulations of the Municipality, including Regulations for the Protection of Corporate Technological Secrets, Regulations for Severely Striking on Illegal Behaviors of Producing and Selling Fake and Inferior Commodities, Provisions for the Implementation of the Law of the People¡¯s Republic of China for Countering Unfair Competition, Measures for the Evaluation and Sales Handling of Intangible Assets, Administrative Measures for Stock Ownership through Technological Achievements, and Administrative Measures of Shenzhen Municipality for Sponsoring Patent Application, the city further released in 2004 a series of policies and measures concerning intellectual properties, integrating the contents of intellectual property management and protection into the formulation and implementation process of various regulations and policies.
2. Building Orderly Market Competition
1) Organizing Campaigns on Protection of Intellectual Properties
Shenzhen has organized the campaign of ¡°protecting genuine software and striking pirate software¡±, and has successfully protected famous brands including INTEL, HP, LENOVA, ZTE, etc.
2) Financial Support for Patents
3) Self-Discipline Mechanism of Industries
3. Closing Regional and International Cooperation (additional cooperation matters with the WTO)
In 2002, Shenzhen established the WTO Affairs Center, adopting consultation, training, forum and legal service measures to provide relevant professional services, dedicated to maintaining a fair trade order.
Meanwhile, government departments on fair trade and patent affairs have organized academic exchanges with famous foreign agencies including WSGR, KBS, BSKB, etc. Owners of famous global brands are invited to strengthen internal trainings for relevant law-implementing personnel, and liaison has been strengthened with international organizations such as IFPI. And information exchange channels have been established well in this city.