Koelnmesse & Chinese group sign intellectual property memorandum
23 Aug '07
3 min read
According to Marner, the aim of the memorandum is to ensure that “trade fairs can continue to fulfill their chief function of depicting the global market in important sectors. The memorandum is an important step toward curtailing violations of intellectual property rights at trade fairs. We want to create the conditions necessary for quickly resolving violations of legal regulations and for helping affected companies assert their rights.”
That's why the memorandum also stipulates that clearly visible support centers be set up at trade fairs in Cologne. Besides providing in-depth information to companies affected by violations, these centers will organize assistance from specialized lawyers and the German authorities. The memorandum clearly spells out what consequences violators of intellectual property rights will face, ranging from the removal of the pertinent products and the closing of the stand to the offending company's exclusion from future events.
The protection of intellectual property rights is a key issue for Koelnmesse, whose events are attended by many companies from China. In fact, more than 3,500 companies from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao regularly exhibit their products in Cologne.
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