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Intellectual Property Rights
IN CHINA AND SWEDEN
Peggy Lai 09013687Lisa
IPR includesPatent: exclusive right given by a patent means that no one
may use the invention for professional purposesTrademark: is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an
individual, business organization or other legal entity to identify itself with its products or services
Design: protects the looks of the product rather than its functionsCopyright: The creator; the writer, composer and artists has his/her right to their intellectual work
Background SwedenConcept of Patent first
introduced during the 17th century.
First governmental authority established 1885
The Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) since 1978
ChinaConcept of Patent first
introduced during the 21st century
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) have been acknowledged and protected in the People’s Republic of China since 1979.
First governmental authority established 1980
TraditionSweden Most successful inventors
during the 20th centuryDuring the same time
period many flourishing companies established
Individualistic CultureEarn Profit and
RecognitionHigh quality ”Just a little bit” better
ChinaGreat civilization for
millenniaUntil the 15th century,
Chinese technological discoveries and inventions were often far in advance of those in Europe.
No sense of protecting what they have invented.
E.g :Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), more than 2000 years ago, NO patent.
Swedish inventionsDynamite (1867)
Spherical Bearings (1907)
Tetra Pak (1944)
Pacemaker (1958)
…and what did the Chinese people do at this time?
Chinese InventionsThe famous Four Great Inventions:Gunpowder (the 9th century ) Printing (in 868 )Compass (4th-century BC) Papermaking (AD 105)
...... What were the Swedish doing?
Changes in attitude towards IPRSweden China Downloading of Music, Movies
etc. Immaterial rights Enforcement of IPRED-law
(Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive)
Stealing is illegal but free downloading should be legal?
Pressure from the West and the World Trade Organization
the State Intellectual Property Office ("SIPO")
Today, SIPO is responsible for granting patents (national office), registering semiconductor layout
designs (national office), and enforcing patents (local SIPO
offices), coordinating domestic foreign-
related IPR issues involving copyrights, trademarks and patents
Continued…Sweden China
China’s first patent law was enacted in 1984
Chemical and pharmaceutical products, as well as food, beverages, and flavorings are all now patentable
The Chinese Patent Law, enacted in 1993, for Traditional Medical Knowledge protection.
Some Chinese own products are seen E.g
Not accepted to look for or buy copied products at home
…but if we go somewhere else…
Increasing number of so called shopping trips to especially China
Majority of those who go do buy copied products
However, does it work?Sweden China
Limitations:
Downloading
Works in the white market
Black Market• Private persons
• Organized criminal groups
Lack resources
Penalties
Public Education Present
Limitations:China’s reliance on
administrative X Criminal measuresCorruptionLimited training to
enforcement officialsLack of Public
Education
IKEA
In China since 199811 Furniture in KunmingCopied the whole experience of IKEAHow to protect against this?
…luckily, they did not even try to copy…
The Swedish Meatballs
Referenceshttp://wraltechwire.com/business/tech_wire/opinion/st
ory/2776264/http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zcfg/http://www.mac.doc.gov/china/docs/businessguides/int
ellectualpropertyrights.htmhttp://www.slu.se/en/collaborative-centres-and-project
s/slu-holding/for-researchers/protection-of-inventions/http://awapatent.com/?id=11479http://www.e24.se/business/falsk-ikea-hittad-i-kinesisk-
stad_2965846.e24http://www.prv.se/In-English/
QuestionsWhy does the Chinese authorities fail to
impliment the laws restricting the copying of products – is it a question of the mindset or the size of the population that complicates the issue most?
Do you think that protection IPR is a medium of boosting creativity or instead rather working in the opposite direction?
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