tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932619659532183989.post-35022392039145544262007-04-26T09:01:00.001+08:002007-04-26T09:13:13.953+08:00<div>Each year in April and October, there are Guangzhou Trade Fair. It started in 1957 and was the only channel for export from China. Over the fifty years, the trade fair only allow export companies in China to show in the trade fair, and foreign buyers as visitor. Average Chinese citizens are not allowed to entered into the show. Starting this year, the 101st <a href="http://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en/index.asp">Guangzhou Trade Fair</a>, oversea sellers are allowed to display their products for importing into China, so it becomes an import and export trade fair and rename itself as China Import and Export Fair. Because of the large number of products it carries, it has two separated sessions. The first session ended in 20 Apr and the second session is still in progress.</div> <div> </div> <div>According to State Intellectual Property Office of PRC, there were 203 case of complaints for infringement of intellectual property in the first session, which represents a 15% decrease over last year. The official news (in Chinese) can be found <a href="http://www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo/xwdt/ywdt/2007/200704/t20070422_161961.htm">here</a>.<br /></div> <div> </div> <div>I have a customer who carries products displayed in second session, and I will go to Guangzhou to see the exhibition and check out if there are any infringing products. The second session ends on 30 Apr, next Monday. Then it will be the long holiday in China for the 1 May labour day.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div>Patent Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01601934303834131669noreply@blogger.com