23 June 2010, Dalian

IPR2 organised a seminar to further build mutual understanding of intellectual property protection in the software and service outsourcing industry, together with the China Association of Trade in Services (CATIS), under the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), in cooperation with the Copyright Protection Centre of China (CPCC) and the Dalian Copyright Protection Association. The event aimed to build understanding on the challenges and means of improving the international competitiveness of enterprises and the overall development of this industry. 

The software and service outsourcing industry is knowledge-intensive, it involves state of the art technologies and it adds intellectual value to its products. Its success depends on the capacity of independent innovation of the enterprises, and on their protection and management of the related intellectual property rights. This industry has developed rapidly in China and holds a large part of trade in services; Dalian hosts an industry park from which hundreds of excellent enterprises have emerged in the international offshore outsourcing market. 

The European experts detailed how software copyright is protected in Europe, outlining the laws and regulations in force and presenting in practice how European and Chinese enterprises can cooperate in software development and avoid the risk of infringing third party rights in Europe. The issue of what is protected by European courts and under what circumstances highlights the critical relation between outsourcer and developer on liabilities to third parties and to customers.

The event was chaired by Ms. Li Dongping, Chairman of Dalian Copyright Protection Association and opened by Zhao Zhongyi, Executive-Chairman of China Association of Trade in Services and Carlo Pandolfi, Technical Assistance Team Leader,  IPR2.

Patent Protection of Computer-Implemented Inventions in Europe, Mr. Christian W. Appelt, Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert Munich Office349.76 KB

Relation between Outsourcer and Developer and Third Parties Intellectual Property Rights, Mr. Benoit Van Asbroeck, Partner, Bird & Bird Brussels Office494.15 KB

Timestamp- intellectual property protection in today’s software industry, Mr. Wang Jiushuang, General Manager, Beijing Unitrust Technology Service Ltd2.25 MB

Case Study on IPR in the IT Sourcing Industries, Mr. Benoit Van Asbroeck, Partner, Bird & Bird Brussels Office358.33 KB

Case Study on Computer Implemented Inventions in Europe, Mr. Christian W. Appelt, Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert Munich Office302.24 KB

Important IP and Legal Issues in Outsourcing Contract- A Practical Perspective, Ms. Liu Ge, Lawyer, King & Wood Shenzhen Office98.14 KB

Intellectual Property Protection in Outsourcing Industry, Mr. Xue Yang, President, LiveChain Technologies3.62 MB

CATIS is a national non-profit organisation under the State Council, governed by MOFCOM and registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It contributes to the development of China’s service industries and trade in services.

CPCC operates directly under the leadership of General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC), and has an important role in helping to implement the copyright law, contributing to the management of the copyright administration system and assisting copyright holders to exercise their legal rights, promoting the creation and publicity of works and realising the purpose of the copyright legislation.

This follows previous co-operation between IPR2 and CATIS and CPCC in June 2009 in Dalian and Beijing with seminars aimed at enhancing the mutual understanding of intellectual property protection in the software and service outsourcing industry. Read more.

Useful links

China Association of Trade in Services (CATIS)

Copyright Protection Centre of China (CPCC) 

For more information on IPR2’s support to right holders, contact Mr Carlo Pandolfi This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For general information on IPR2, contact Ms Tamryn Barker This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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