Protect your IPRs when exhibiting internationally.
Before participating in an international exhibition, it is essential to make sure that you are aware of the IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights) that you or your company owns and intend to showcase.
IPRs include trademarks, designs, copyright, utility models or patents.
Your IPRs are only effective in the country or region where protection has been applied for and granted.
This means that your trademarks, designs, copyrights, utility models or patents do not have rights outside of the country or region where it was granted. Therefore, you cannot block others from using the invention in another country!
While preparing to exhibit at an overseas trade show, it is important to not only carefully protect your IPRs, but also to avoid infringing upon the rights of others in the country where the show is being held. The Global Brand Database can help start the research.
Showcasing new products and innovations are usually a huge part of participating in a trade show, therefore managing your IPRs are essential. Make sure that you bring all the documents to the exhibition to prove that you own the intellectual property rights.
The recently published fact sheet, “IP Management at Trade Fairs”, address businesses exhibiting in Europe, and details what to do before, during and after a trade fair to protect and protect your IPRs.
More Information:
Exhibiting to/from the USA
Exhibiting in China
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