The China IPR SME Helpdesk has been featured in an episode of Euronews’ programme, Business Planet titled ‘Challenge: how to protect intellectual property rights in China’.

The China IP Insider has been posting contributions from business owners and IP experts in recent weeks.

China  Seminar China IPR SME Helpdesk and German Centre for Industry and Trade Beijing seminar: ‘Key IPR Challenges 2013’ – Beijing, China, 26 February 2013 To welcome the New Year, the China IPR SME Helpdesk and the German Centre for Industry and Trade Beijing are organising an informative workshop which will address challenges [...]

The EU SME Centre is a support service provider for European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facilitating market access in China.

The EU aims to allow free circulation of all products throughout the EU - the Single Market concept - but complaints from producers and distributors to the European Commission show that blockages in the trade of industrial products still exist.

Published : Mon, 10 Dec 2012

Small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, can now help shape the process of standardisation. Standards will be drawn up more quickly and transparently to further a recent reform of the European standardisation system.

Published : Mon, 10 Dec 2012

In a bid to help businesses access foreign markets, the European Commission is organising a number of missions to fast growing countries.

Published : Tue, 04 Dec 2012

Supporting small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU and US to access markets on the other side of the Atlantic is the central topic of the fourth EU-US SME Workshop, in Washington DC, on 3 and 4 December 2012.

Over the next two years, 90% of world demand will be generated outside the EU. That's why it is a key priority for the EU to open up more market opportunities for European businesses by negotiating new Free Trade Agreements with key countries.

The China IP Insider has posted its first contributions from the Helpdesk team and industry experts. IP lawyer, Maarten Roos has written on the subject of counterfeiting and considerations European SMEs should be aware of when enforcing their intellectual property rights in China. The Helpdesk team meanwhile has introduced the [...]

Registering your intellectual property is crucial for protecting your business in China. It is equally important however to enforce your rights assertively if they are infringed; failing to do so could irrevocably damage your reputation and blunt your competitiveness. Identifying which enforcement methods are most likely to lead to the [...]

The China IPR SME Helpdesk has released its latest E-learning Module (ELM) through the Helpdesk website. The ELM provides a free, 20-minute interactive learning experience for how to better use contracts to protect your IP and your business in China. Including important, practical information on specific contract provisions to use [...]

The recording of the China IPR SME Helpdesk’s first collaborative webinar with a pan-European, industry organisation is now available through the Helpdesk website. Partnering the Toy Industries of Europe (TIE), this webinar provided European toy SMEs with IP solutions to the issues they are most likely to face when conducting [...]

CESIP is a one-stop-shop for market access information to help businesses internationalize and ultimately strengthen SME trade between Europe and China.

Transferring key technology to China can be a profitable way to reap the rewards of the country’s large domestic market. Your technology however is often what gives you your edge and unless it is protected you risk losing business and competitiveness. Join this China IPR SME Helpdesk webinar from the [...]

The latest China IPR SME Helpdesk webinar is now available for download. The webinar addressed crucial issues for SMEs wishing to franchise their business in China, including: Following the regulatory process and its requirements of ‘disclosure’, ‘cooling-off’ and customer liability and Securing your trade marks and other IP types in [...]

The European Union Chamber of Commerce, the China IPR SME Helpdesk and the EU SME Centre are co-organising a half-day SME conference on Thursday 25 October 2012 at the Marriott Hotel Northeast in Beijing. The conference will provide a platform for sharing knowledge and best practices on the [...]

The China IPR SME Helpdesk will join the Enterprise Europe Network annual conference on 22-23 October 2012. This conference brings together intermediaries and trade associations from across Europe. The Helpdesk will attend to showcase its materials and services available to European SMEs. The Helpdesk will also be available [...]

Published : Wed, 10 Oct 2012

Europe needs to reverse the declining role of industry for the 21st century with the aim to deliver sustainable growth, create high-value job and solve societal challenge that we face. Immediate action should contribute to reverse the current downward trend from its current level of 15.6% of EU GDP to [...]

Many people tend to think about patents or technology when they hear the term Intellectual Property, but it is important to realise that brands and trade marks are considered Intellectual Property as well. Public perception plays an important role in how your products or services are perceived, especially in as [...]