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Preface

Chapter One: Introduction of Patent Right

With the development of technology and economy, the competition among enterprises has been focusing on talents and technology, rather than the business scale or capital amount. One of most the effective way to ensure protect the technology security is to protect Intellectual Property , especially the patent right protection.

Part One: Introduction of Patent Right

Part Two: Status Quo of Patent Right in Mainland China .

I.  Increasing Importance of Patent Right in Mainland China .

II. Challenges for Chinese Enterprises

Chapter Two: General View of Patent Right Risk of Enterprises in Mainland

                       China

The risks enterprises encounter usually arise from the interior and external parts. Generally speaking, internal risks include human resource risk, patent right protection risk and management risk, whereas external risks include the ones generated in the process of patent right application, laying in intellectual property right barriers, orbrought about by our parther during cooperation. The internal and external risks often occur simultaneously and interact with each other.

Part One: Internal Risks of Enterprise

I.   HR Risks

II.  Lack of Patent Right Consciousness in Enterprises

III. Lack of Comprehensive Management Consciousness in Enterprises

IV.Imperfection in the Recording System

Part Two: External Risks of the Enterprise

I.    Risk of Patent Right Application

II.   Risk of Patent Right Permission and Transfer

III.  Risk from Patent Agents

IV. Risk Caused by Ignoring the Custom Protection of Patent Right

Part Three: Causes of Patent Right Risk

Chapter Three: Prevention Measures of Patent Right Risks of Enterprses

                         in Mainland China

Patent right risks exist everywhere in various forms and cannot be removed completely; however risks can be avoided and managed if enterprises take effective measures

Part One: Internal Patent Right Risk Control Project

I.   HR Risk Control Project

II.  Improve Enterprises’ Consciousness of Patent Right Protection

III. Improve Consciousness of Enterprises' Management 

IV.Enterprise Internal Information Record Project

V. Early Warning for Risks and Infrastructure for Emergency

Part Two: External Patent Right Risk Control Project

I.   Risk Control Project in Patent Right Application

II.  Risk Control Project in Patent Right Approval, Transfer and Introduction

III.  Risk Control Project on Patent Right Filing at Custom

IV. Risk Control Project at Intellectual Property Right Barriers.

V.  How to Verify Qualification of Patent Agents

VI. Protect Patent Right via Business Secret Protection

VII.Control Patent Right Risks via Cooperation

Chapter Four: How to Resolve Patent Right Risks

Although enterprises take various measures to prevent risks, patent right risks still occur. How to reduce the loss to the minimum by taking effective measures after risks occur?

I.   By Legal Approaches

II.  By Negotiations

III. How to Solve International Patent Right Disputes

Chapter Five: Prediction of Patent Right Risk

It is not enough to take the reins of the status quo of patent right risks. What’re the potential risks enterprises may encounter in the future and what new problems might arise? Keeping constant vigilance on risk and predicting risk occurring and developing rules in advance would be the most effective way for enterprises to avoid unnecessary loss.

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