The risk of overseas intellectual property disputes increasing, Wuhan enterprises take the initiative to insure 10 million yuan to escort "going global"

The Yangtze River Daily Da Wuhan Client July 2nd (Reporter Liu Ruiche Correspondent Zhou Qilin Zhou) learned on the 2nd that Changxin Sheng (Wuhan) Technology Co., Ltd. invested more than one million yuan to insurance 10 million yuan for the loss of overseas infringement risks. This is also the second country's second -million -level large -scale overseas intellectual property infringement liability insurance.

In recent years, as Chinese companies have continued to "go out", the risk of facing overseas intellectual property disputes has increased. According to the China Intellectual Property Research Association and the "Survey Report of Chinese Enterprises in the United States Intellectual Property Rights in 2020" by the National Overseas Intellectual Property Disputes Corporation, the number of Chinese enterprises in American intellectual property disputes in 2020 increased year -on -year. Chinese companies 1699 times.

The "Report" analyzes that patent litigation mainly involves the mobile communication equipment industry. Trademark litigation mainly involves the consumer goods/consumables industry. 84.13 million US dollars.

This time, Wuhan Changxin Sheng insured overseas intellectual property infringement liability insurance will be the loss of compensation for non -intentional infringement damages that may be encountered in the process of overseas operations, including legal expenses and direct losses such as lawsuits or arbitration. Basic coverage, etc. The main loss of enterprises in response to overseas intellectual property infringement cases.

This insurance sends the enterprise's intellectual property overseas infringement risks to the insurance company to jointly bear to help enterprises focus on expanding overseas business.

The reporter learned that the insurance was jointly insured by the two major insurance companies of Ping An and the PICC, and hired Huajin United Patent Trademark Agency Co., Ltd. Wuhan Branch to conduct overseas patent analysis and early warning and risk judgment for Changxin Sheng. Report and provide full -process services for the later response.

In addition, the value -added service of an additional intellectual property risk early warning of the insurance, even if there is no overseas damage, the insurance company will undertake the expenses of enterprises to conduct overseas intellectual property risk assessment and analysis and early warning, which can reach up to 300,000 yuan.

Lawyer Zeng Minhui, a national overseas intellectual property dispute, introduced that 60 % of the enterprises chose to give up in an overseas intellectual property dispute. One important reason is the issue of money. The cost of overseas rights protection is huge. Chinese companies can win the lawsuit.

He said that overseas intellectual property infringement liability insurance is especially for export -oriented SMEs, which is a good way to resolve or reduce risks. At the same time, drawing on the practice of mature foreign companies abroad, Chinese companies who go out should reserve intellectual property disputes in the reserved research and development expenses.

It is reported that the first domestic overseas intellectual property infringement liability insurance was insured by Guangzhou Enterprise Xiaopeng Automobile last year.

In September 2021, Wuhan Donghu High -tech Zone issued the "Ten Measures to Strengthen Intellectual Property Protection", focusing on overseas intellectual property disputes, helping enterprises to deal with issues such as 337 investigations, overseas lawsuits and overseas rights protection; encouraged enterprises to buy overseas patent insurance and challenge overseas intellectual property rights Trade barriers to enhance the core competitiveness of the enterprise.

[Edit: Deng La Xiu]

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