With the development of the economy and the prosperity of the exhibition industry, many related issues have arisen, which have to attract our attention. The intellectual property disputes commonly encountered by exhibitors are one of the most difficult problems facing us.
The intellectual property disputes that may be involved in the exhibition are mostly in the two aspects of patents and trademarks. The common feature of the two is exclusivity. Regardless of patents or trademarks, once obtained through legal procedures, they are protected by law and the owners enjoy exclusive rights. Without the permission of the right holder, no one may use, produce, sell or import and export patented products and products with the same trademark for the purpose of production and operation, otherwise it constitutes infringement and is punished by law.
For exhibitors, the following related matters should be done well. First, it is necessary to conduct patent searches on the “new products” on display, and apply for patents for new products developed by themselves in a timely manner to obtain the product “birth certificate”; second, the company should keep a “historical record” of the items it displays; third, conflicts should be avoided at the exhibition and timely remedies should be made after the exhibition.