Patentica visited Suzhou Intellectual Property International Service Center

Representatives of Patentica, Denis Yachmenenko, Kseniya Golyatkina and Dmitriy Stakhiy, visited the Suzhou Intellectual Property International Service Center in China on May 28, 2024. Denis Yachmenenko, a lawyer and head of foreign filings, conducted a workshop titled “Intellectual Property Response to Exhibitions” for local Suzhou enterprises, organized by the Center.

During the workshop, Denis covered various topics such as the importance of IP protection before participating in exhibitions, preparation procedures, priority dates, application filing dates, exhibition priorities, exceptions to lack of novelty, and special aspects of applying exceptions to lack of novelty in countries like Russia, Eurasia, and CIS.

The Suzhou Intellectual Property International Service Center (SIPISC) was established as a pilot project to assist entrepreneurs and individual inventors in protecting their intellectual property overseas. Since its inception, the center has facilitated a number of exchange activities to foster collaboration between enterprises, citizens, and international IP service providers in Suzhou.