At present, the principles of international protection of intellectual property rights recognized by the international community mainly include the principle of national treatment, the principle of most-favored-nation treatment, the principle of transparency, the principle of independent protection, the principle of automatic protection, and the principle of priority. 1. The principle of national treatment The principle…
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations, referred to as the Rome Convention. This convention is the first international neighboring rights convention jointly initiated by the International Labor Organization, UNESCO and the Berne Union and concluded in Rome on October 26, 1961. Its purpose is to provide international protection…
The Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms, referred to as the Phonograms Convention or the Phonograms Convention, was adopted in 1971. The Convention stipulates that each Contracting Party has the obligation to provide protection to producers of phonograms who are nationals of another Contracting Party against duplication…
The exact name, address, nature of the enterprise, registered capital, number of employees, business scope, etc. of the infringer, determine the litigation or administrative anti-counterfeiting plan, and determine the jurisdiction of the agency. All of these must be understood by the right holder. When the right holder adopts targeted strategies and plans based on the…
eBay has always been committed to protecting third-party intellectual property rights and providing members with a safe trading venue. Illegal use of other people’s intellectual property rights is illegal and violates eBay policies. For example, unauthorized use of copyrighted materials and trademarks or the sale of counterfeit goods. eBay platform rules are very strict. At…
The international protection system of intellectual property rights refers to a relatively unified international legal system that is formed by coordinating the domestic intellectual property laws of various countries with multilateral international conventions as the basic form and intergovernmental international organizations as the coordinating bodies. The international protection system of intellectual property rights emerged in…
The Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol, also known as the Nairobi Treaty, was adopted in 1981. All countries that are party to the Nairobi Treaty are obliged to protect the Olympic emblem and prevent its use for commercial purposes (such as in advertisements, on goods, as a trademark, etc.) without the…
In order to crack down on intellectual property infringement on the platform, Alibaba has formulated the “Alibaba International Station Intellectual Property Rules”, the main contents of which include the following aspects: I. Intellectual Property Infringement Alibaba International Station (hereinafter referred to as “International Station”) users shall not use website services to infringe on the intellectual…
AliExpress strictly prohibits users from posting or selling products suspected of infringing third-party intellectual property rights without authorization. If you post or sell products suspected of infringing third-party intellectual property rights, you may be complained by the intellectual property rights owner or buyer. The platform will also randomly check the product information (including delisted products)…
The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods, also known as the Madrid Agreement (Indications of Origin), is one of the special agreements of the Paris Convention. It was signed in Madrid, Spain on April 14, 1891, and revised in Washington on June 2, 1911, in The Hague…