Partner Profiles: International Conference on Building Respect for Intellectual Property – Stimulating Innovation and Creativity

Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC) of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI)

QBPC was established in 2000 under the support of the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China and CAEFI. QBPC has around 200 member companies. QBPC has set up a Steering Council Committee, seven Working Committees, 17 Industry Working Groups, seven Task Forces and a QBPC Office.

QBPC has been hosting and co-organizing seminars, forums and training workshops, providing opinions and suggestions regarding amendments to the IPR laws and regulations to the legislative body, State Council, judiciary and law enforcement agencies, promoting public education on IPR, and building a communication platform between China and the international community. As a result, QBPC has built up good reputation and credibility in China and the international community.

React

React is a not-for-profit organization with over 25 years of experience in fighting the trade in counterfeits. It has in excess of 235 business Members covering all sectors of industry. With an extensive global network of offices and partners extending to 85 countries, React, using its knowledge of national laws and procedures, is able to act efficiently as a “one-stop-shop” wherever and whenever its Members need to enforce their intellectual property rights.

React’s experience is unique. Amongst many other actions, it manages, in close cooperation with the enforcement authorities and its Members, around 70,000 raids of counterfeit goods per year; about 2 million auctions and 25,000 webshops offering fakes are removed from the Internet. React is a reliable and consistent partner for enforcement authorities and rights owners!

SC Johnson

SC Johnson is a family company dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Based in the U.S., the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household cleaning products and products for home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care, as well as professional products. It markets such well-known brands as GLADE®, KIWI®, OFF!®, PLEDGE®, RAID®, SCRUBBING BUBBLES®, SHOUT®, WINDEX® and ZIPLOC® in the U.S. and beyond, with brands marketed outside the U.S. including AUTAN®, TANA®, BAMA®, BAYGON®, BRISE®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, MR MUSCLE® and RIDSECT®. The 130-year-old company, which generates $10 billion in sales, employs approximately 13,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world.

Shanghai Patent & Trademark Law Office, LLC (SPTL)

As a leading full-range IP service provider in China since 1984, Shanghai Patent & Trademark Law Office, LLC (SPTL) has 270+ people dedicated to your IP assets, specifically with 150+ patent attorneys, trademark attorneys and attorneys-at-law well versed in IP knowledge and expertise.

Based in Shanghai and winged by Beijing and Hong Kong offices, SPTL has developed an extensive network with thousands of clients and associates across 70+ countries. Attorneys are currently serving as Vice Chairmen members of the All-China Patent Attorneys Association and China Trademark Association, and are members of INTA, AIPPI, IPO, LES, etc.

Sinofaith IP Group

Established in 2009, Sinofaith IP Group provides “one-stop” IP protection management services. It is the first in the country to serve the whole IPR life cycle i.e., acquisition, application and protection of IPR and all main areas IP, including trademark, patent and copyright. Sinofaith’s service offerings include IP management consulting, IP commercialization, IPR protection related service and solution. By taking as a guiding principle the “strengthening IP protection to promote the utilization of IP”, Sinofaith has developed into one of the largest domestic IP protection service providers. Its headquarters are located in Shanghai, with branches in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Changsha and other cities.

Wan Hui Da

Wan Hui Da is a top-tier IP service provider in China. It is a recognized leader in trademark services and has a rising reputation in patent and technology litigation.

The firm has established a reputation as “a perennial fixture at the forefront of trademark law in China”, “a one-stop service provider catering to the clients’ needs in patent, trade secret and technology-related matters, from litigation, counseling and prosecution, investigation, to various mechanisms of enforcement”, as well as “a frontrunner at the leading edge of intellectual property litigation”, protecting and defending client’s interests and helping to advance the practice of law in China.