China’s apparel industry’s first intellectual property protection white paper released in Beijing

This white paper was written by expert think tank members of the Beijing Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Research Association. It focuses on the development environment of China’s clothing industry in 2020, the development status of China’s clothing industry’s intellectual property protection system, the current status of intellectual property protection in traditional areas of China’s clothing industry, and China’s clothing industry. From the perspective of data analysis, the current situation of intellectual property protection in the industry’s e-commerce environment, strategies and suggestions for intellectual property protection in China’s clothing industry, and other dimensions, comprehensively demonstrate the overall situation of intellectual property protection in my country’s clothing industry in recent years, and provide suggestions for industry development. Solid advice. According to reports, this is also the first intellectual property white paper in my country’s clothing industry.

This white paper was jointly released by the Beijing Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Research Association, China Intellectual Property Law Research Association, China National Garment Association, Shenzhen Intellectual Property Federation, Shenzhen Garment Industry Association and Yinger Fashion Group.

Wang Mingda, President of Beijing Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Research Association, Jin Kesheng, Vice President of China Intellectual Property Law Research Association, Yang Jinchun, Executive Vice President of China Garment Association, Vice President of Beijing Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Research Association, Peking University Law School Professor Yi Jiming, Deputy Secretary-General of China National Garment Association Zhao Yabin, Secretary-General of Beijing Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Research Association Pu Xiang, Dean of the School of Intellectual Property of East China University of Political Science and Law Huang Wushuang, Executive Vice President of Shenzhen Intellectual Property Federation Wang Yue, Shenzhen Municipal Pan Ming, President of the Garment Industry Association, He Ping, Vice President of Ying’er Fashion Group, and other representatives from the Garment Industry Association, experts in the field of intellectual property, and representatives of well-known garment companies participated in this conference and witnessed the release of the white paper.

Five highlights of the white paper:

1. The data is comprehensive and novel. Consider the intellectual property issues in the apparel industry from both sales data and litigation data, objectively identify problems and rationally solve them.

Second, the theoretical research is in-depth and the empirical dimension is meticulous. From the point to the surface, from the outside to the inside, we refuse to talk about problems superficially, and dig out the essence from the underlying theoretical logic of copyright, patents, and trademarks, and provide theoretical ideas for the difficulties in intellectual property protection.

3. Global vision of the industry. The white paper starts from the upstream, midstream and downstream clothing industry chain, and comprehensively analyzes the current status and existing problems of intellectual property protection in all aspects of clothing raw material supply, design and production, and marketing.

4. Keep up with the hot topics of the times. Changes in the e-commerce platform landscape, product homogeneity, the new model of live broadcasting + internet celebrities, blockchain, channel sinking, traffic promotion, new retail, overseas mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and other aspects have an impact on the protection of intellectual property rights in the clothing industry. The analysis is in place.

5. Look at issues from an international perspective. Analyze the legislative status and protection models of the garment industry in the United States, France, Italy and other countries, absorb beneficial experiences, and provide legislative suggestions and protection plans for the intellectual property protection of my country’s garment industry.

Pu Xiang, a member of the expert think tank who wrote the white paper, said that the white paper was started in 2020, and many experts spent a year analyzing and writing it. It highly condensed the current situation of the industry and its intellectual property issues, and constructively put forward a number of Opinion. The release of the white paper plays an important role in promoting the innovation and development of the apparel industry. It is hoped that through the release of the white paper, enterprises and practitioners in the apparel industry will awaken their awareness of intellectual property protection, actively protect their own intellectual property rights, respect the intellectual property rights of others, and create good clothing Industry business environment.

Intellectual property + apparel industry, the release of the white paper is of great significance

Yi Jiming, vice president of Beijing Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Research Association and professor of Peking University Law School, spoke online, saying that the protection of intellectual property rights in the clothing industry faces many difficulties. How to protect clothing styles, trademarks, fabric patterns, etc. The problem is becoming increasingly prominent. At the same time, the growing team of e-commerce platforms has also increased the complexity of intellectual property protection. The “White Paper on Intellectual Property Protection in China’s Garment Industry”, which was formed after one and a half years of market research, data analysis, research writing, and expert argumentation, has effectively put forward professional suggestions for enterprises.

Jin Kesheng, vice president of the China Intellectual Property Law Research Association, said that the release of the white paper is a grand event for both the clothing industry and the intellectual property community. The white paper summarizes the experience of intellectual property protection in the clothing industry and, with a broad international perspective, Combined with the specific domestic situation, this paper provides an in-depth analysis of the current situation of intellectual property protection in the clothing industry, and points out the path and direction of intellectual property protection in the clothing industry. It will have a positive role in promoting the practical research on intellectual property law and the innovation and standardized development of the entire clothing industry. .

In 2020, weIn-depth analysis and sharing were conducted, and the relevant speeches also attracted questions and attention from many media.

In fact, since 2020, due to the impact of the epidemic, the development of the international apparel industry has been severely hindered. European Union, from January to October 2020, global imports of clothing dropped by 11.38% year-on-year, with 4- In May, imports fell by as much as 34.34% and 32.21%. In the United States, from January to November 2020, global imported clothing dropped by 24.03% year-on-year. The Japanese clothing import market also showed a large negative growth trend, with a year-on-year decrease of 15.49% from January to November, and the downward trend did not slow down in the second half of the year.

Affected by the epidemic, China’s clothing exports also continued to experience negative growth. According to Chinese customs data, for the whole of 2020, China’s exports of clothing and clothing accessories fell by 6.4% year-on-year. Therefore, under the severe development situation, it is imperative to open up the domestic clothing demand market, cultivate China’s independent high-quality clothing brands, and create a good industry intellectual property ecological environment. According to reports, the release of this white paper is based on the needs and pain points of this industry. The release of this white paper may help apparel companies promote the protection and governance of intellectual property rights and seize the core of current opportunities. At the same time, we also call on Chinese clothing companies to focus on innovation and our consumers to choose domestic products.

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