Zhongshan lighting factory lead the lighting patent insurance

Southern daily news ( Reporter/Huang Yusheng correspondent/GuanYu soft) Recently, zhongshan city lighting patent insurance pilot launching ceremony was held in zhongshan lighting factory, zhongshan city intellectual property office and the insurer in zhongshan branch signed the ipr cooperation agreement, zhongshan city, zhongshan lighting factory 10 companies also signed with the insurer in zhongshan branch on behalf of the ginseng protect a letter of intent. According to introducing, zhongshan lighting factory is zhongshan city take the lead in implementing the patent work of the township, will depend on the commercial insurance risk sharing mechanism, and encourage enterprises to adopt legal means to protect the legitimate rights and interests. The lamp act the role ofing, limit compensation for patent up to 15 times of the premium. Two-stage arrange matching funds zhongshan mayor Wei Hongrui lighting factory, told reporters that in recent years, lighting factory zhongshan patent application and grant all double-digit growth. In 2012, the whole town 3826 patent applications, than 49. 9%. Patent grant 2119, more than 31. 4%. As of December 2013, zhongshan lighting factory patent applications has more than 4200. At the same time, as companies awareness on the protection of intellectual property rights, intellectual property disputes also gradually increasing. How to better protect the intellectual property results of an enterprise, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, it has become the industry's strong voice. According to introducing, zhongshan lighting factory pioneered patent insurance work in the city, will depend on the commercial insurance risk sharing mechanism and the professional service advantages, encourage enterprises to take legal means to defend their legitimate rights and interests. Relevant supporting policies, city, town in zhongshan lighting factory within the scope of registration of the enterprise patent insurance premium subsidies, according to the city, town, the proportion of enterprise 3:3:4 for matching funds, and jointly promote the patent insurance work. 'The government subsidies on the appearance of the enterprise patent insurance fund, can promote the enterprise positive rights protection measures, so as to effectively combat appearance patent infringement, promoting the benign competition and orderly development of the industry, government, enterprise, industry win-win-win situation. 'Wei Hongrui said. Compensation shall limit the highest premiums 15 times 'patent violated things happen from time to tome, the rights and quite a long time. In litigation costs of the highest in the history of patent infringement cases, for example, polaroid and kodak polaroid camera patent dispute, litigation costs up to $100 million. Later court ruling, kodak company to undertake the legal litigation costs 100 million dollars. 'Intellectual property office of the deputy director of zhongshan city Chen Xichong said. Patents, he said, the cost of the investigation in the process of maintenance and legal fees can be passed on to the insurance company. Patent insurance can help insurant rights, liability for compensation for infringement of the patent right for others and guard against losses. To zhongshan guzhen lighting factory push for patent infringement and the insurance, for example, set up enterprise benchmark premium is 2000 yuan, the other by a premium income of 400 yuan of /, total cumulative compensation limit for premium 15 times, including the cost of the investigation and legal fees. As A business insurance 10 patents as an example, its insurance premiums for A total of 2000 + 400 x 10 or 6000 yuan, total compensation limit of 6000 x 15 to 90000 yuan. 'After the company bought the patent execution insurance, the insured infringement of patent, once, as long as the case by the court or arbitration institution or the patent administrative department to accept, the insurance company will be in accordance with the insurance contract, pay the corresponding insurance compensation such as survey fees and costs. 'Chen Xichong also said that the lamp is acted the role of patent enforcement of insurance is the intellectual property office of the insurer tailored, currently only try to push in zhongshan lighting factory.