Beware the utilities

Utility model patents are simple, quick and cheap to file in China. They can also be used as a weapon against under-prepared foreign companies, for as long as 10 years.

7 minute readMay 09, 2009 at 12:58 AM

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By Phil Taylor.

US$23 million is a lot of money, and Schneider knows it more than most companies at the moment. The French business recently agreed to pay that amount

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