The reporter learned from the Ningbo Customs on September 5 that from January to July this year, it had investigated 10 bearing infringement cases and seized 260,000 goods with a value of 630,000 yuan. The chairman of the American Bearing Manufacturers Association, Scott, recently stated at the seminar on customs protection of intellectual property held by Ningbo Customs, that the Customs carried out intellectual property protection work and effectively prevented the export of infringing products. This not only safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of trademark rights holders, but also Protects the lives and property of consumers.

As the basic components of modern industry, bearings are widely used in our daily lives. Therefore, the quality of the products is related to equipment and personal safety. Counterfeit bearing products will cause serious safety hazards to the lives of the country and people. According to Scott, the current counterfeiting of infringing bearings involves almost all the members of the association's subsidiary companies. In China's bearing industry trade, infringement and counterfeit bearings account for 60% of the total.

Ningbo Customs believes that there are two main causes of infringement: First, the temptation of companies to receive high interest; Second, the lack of legal knowledge of corporate intellectual property protection, blind orders, resulting in infringement.

How can a company avoid becoming a counterfeiter? Ningbo Customs suggested that companies should understand the rules of protection of intellectual property at home and abroad before they receive orders. In particular, they must understand the detailed intellectual property rules such as trademark rights and appearance patent rights. It is advisable for qualified companies to hire intellectual property specialists as consultants. Secondly, if the company proposes to process certain well-known brands or products with specific appearance during the order negotiation, it may wish to ask the other party to provide legal intellectual property authorization materials. , clearly define the scope, permissions, and time limits of the authorization. At the same time, after receiving the authorization from the intellectual property right holder, the receiving company can inquire about the intellectual property through the websites of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the General Administration of Customs, and can also request the right holder to update the authorization in the IPR filing system of the General Administration of Customs. Registration in order to improve the efficiency of customs clearance. Foreign trade companies must understand more about the changes in the country’s relevant policies and continue to maximize their profits while complying with relevant state regulations.

In addition, Ningbo Customs pointed out that at present, Ningbo bearing companies are at the stage of capacity expansion as a whole and lack the products and brand effects of independent intellectual property rights. Therefore, it is recommended that enterprises accelerate the promotion of core advantages such as technology and brand, build their own brands, increase the added value of their products, and achieve a sound development of the industry.