Beware the utilities
May 09, 2009 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesUtility 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.
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