Hong Kong Toys And Games Fair 2000, Strong Intellectual Property Protection

The annual largest toy fair in Asia – “Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair 2000” on January 10 to 13 held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, about 1,500 more than a hundred exhibitors, attracting 25,000 buyers approach Toys visit trade exhibition for the millennium kick.

Conduct a survey to understand industry trends by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair, this year is the twenty-sixth. The millennium year, the organizers will make a number of new attempts. TDC Deputy Senior Manager (Exhibition Services) Qiyao Jun said that they employed a questionnaire survey exhibition dedicated to the German company HFU, in the three-day visit to 1750 people during the Festival, including 1,000 buyers and 750 exhibitors toys business, and want to explore the toy industry’s future trends and industry outlook. Survey results will be announced the last day of the exhibition.

Besides, during the event of large-scale exhibitions, Wanchai area will be congestion. In view of this, the TDC has rented this particular car park HKCEC. There can be parked close to 300 vans, not only to facilitate exhibitors to load and discharge, as well as address the traffic congestion caused by the exhibition problem.

Increasing the number of exhibitors, exhibits this year’s Toy Fair in eight groups of exhibitors from 29 countries and regions. Compared the number of exhibitors increased by about 5%, the Mainland and overseas organizations in Thailand, an increase of one percent, respectively, and then Jin Liangcheng more than half. The two countries will set up areas in the exhibition hall, exhibition hall there are other parts of South Korea, Germany, Macau and Spain. In addition, the first exhibition of the region are Australia, Canada, France, Greece, Luxembourg and the Arab.

As in previous years exhibit is divided into eight categories: educational toys and games, electric and electronic toys, baby toys and products, casting / mechanical toys and action figures, party supplies, toys, spare parts, integrated products, outdoor and sporting goods, as well as soft toys and dolls largest proportion of the two groups. Qiyao Jun believe will be popular computer and video games.

With field seminars, seating first-come the world’s third largest toy fair in years to attract many overseas buyers to visit this year is no exception. Germany, a team of about 50 people had registered for the tour. In addition, many mainland cities including Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Chengdu, will tour to visit the branch committees. The General Assembly invited the German companies in particular, FKM for admission statistics.

The first day of the exhibition, with the field and held “International business ethics norms Toy Association certification program workshop.” Purpose of the seminar is to raise toy manufacturers focus on the work environment, and the resulting profile certification program. The General Assembly has invited the industry and the certification body representative speaker.

Office for study tours, new measures to prevent infringement last year, after the end of the exhibition organizers to arrange a day for study tours, to enable overseas buyers to understand the mainland toy market. Given the favorable response, this year’s persistent efforts, in the January 14 re-organized study tours to China, location is in Guangzhou. The delegation will visit the department store building in Guangzhou, the Guangzhou International Toy City stationery boutique.

Hong Kong Toy Fair this year is unique in that strong intellectual property protection, while maintaining the good order of the show. TDC spokesman Li Zhihui exhibitors convened before the opening, said any complaints of exhibitors, according to show rules to be published. Otherwise, the impact of venue order, any person who made harassing activities, would be “invited” to leave. Show the protection of intellectual property rules to require the prosecution had found the venue for infringement of Ben Shen products exhibitors will take bring original proof documented, but preliminary evidence review Gongcheng Li Hou, the Assembly would Tong Zhi Ni infringement from commercial Zuochu response: 1, if the other party is willing to immediately withdraw the product, both exhibitors from legal or other means of dealing with disputes; 2, if the other party has no way to prove non-cooperative defense, the TDC will retain the right to prohibit the future exhibition. Asked Respondent:

1, should bring original proof in Hong Kong (with just a row or attorney to verify the photocopies are also accepted), counsel to the resident that there is no infringement, or through the venue of the business center, requiring the company headquarters fax number of legal documents to give evidence.

2, both by the resident attorney reference document for the two sides reached a consensus, or by the Court.

3, if the prosecution, without permission of the General Assembly action, influence and operation of defense orders, shall immediately notify the General Assembly for immediate treatment, but also through the civil anti-defense claim (in this respect the Board of Trade are also involved) . Show the first day of 12 cases of complaints received, there is sufficient evidence and the admissibility of the plaintiff company 10, which accounted for seven Hong Kong companies, U.S. companies account for three, suspected of committing infringing companies, which accounted for six of Hong Kong, Chinese mainland companies accounted for 4 .