New Fabrics Are Frequently Counterfeited &Nbsp; Experts Recommend Registering Copyright.

"Two new fabrics that have just been introduced to the market are randomly selected by three or four domestic companies.

Learned from the Quanzhou textile and Garment Association, like Mr. Chen,

Application cycle becomes a barrier to rights protection

A number of fabric enterprises in Quanzhou have found that many fabric enterprises have had similar experiences with Mr. Chen, but most fabric enterprises have not taken the initiative to safeguard their rights.

Why do fabric companies have such a weak sense of safeguarding their rights? "If these two new colors do not have the potential to occupy the market for a long time, they will not make great efforts to apply for design patents."

Mr. Chen admitted that applying for a design patent costs about 1000 yuan. It seems not expensive, but the enterprise can not accurately judge the response of the color fabric to the market, and it can not decide which design patent should be applied. If all the styles are applied too high, there are few fabric enterprises applying for it.

"A longer period of application is another reason why companies are unwilling to apply."

Fang Chuanbang, deputy general manager of Quanzhou Boyi patent office, said that the application of the design patent should last at least six months. Because of the fast updating of products, some of the colored fabrics may have been eliminated from the market before the patent application came down.

Copyright registration can be used as proof of rights.

"For self designed flower fabrics, enterprises can go to Fujian provincial Copyright Bureau for free copyright registration."

Fang Chuanbang suggested that copyright registration would take only 10 to 15 days in a shorter period of time, compared with the application period of more than half a year.

Once the copyright registration is completed, once the dispute arises between the fabric enterprises and the counterfeiting enterprises, it is necessary to claim their rights. The content of the copyright registration can be used as a preliminary proof for the enterprise's independent creation.

Quanzhou city intellectual property bureau responsible person, textile fabric enterprises in the appearance of patent applications are far lower than other industries.

For Fabric Companies in Quanzhou, it is not necessary to apply for patents for each color, but you can pick out some colors with more market potential to apply for them, and before the new color market is put on the market, you can get the patent application number first, and the application number can be obtained on the day of application.

Once the application number is obtained, it means that the enterprise has gained the exclusive right to use the new pattern.

Enterprises should build intellectual property archives

According to the insiders, enterprises can set up intellectual property archives, assign special personnel to keep proper information on the design manuscripts, production records, sales contracts and other materials for new flower colors and fabrics, and leave them for evidence of rights protection. Once an independent design is applied for patent by others, the enterprise can pass relevant evidence, request to cancel or grant invalid patent rights, so as to escort the enterprise's independent intellectual property rights.