COUNTERFORCE CHINA Name of Firm CHINA UNITED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION CENTRE (CUIPPC) Address Room 7024 Beijing International Convention Center No 8 Beichendong Road Chaoyang District BEIJING 100101 PR China Telephone + 86 10 8498 9898 Fax + 86 10 6499 1919 Email cuippc@cuippc.com Website www.cuippc.com Offices(s) Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenyang Hangzhou Wenzhou Xi’an Chengdu Urumqi Contact Partner(s) Mr. Li Changxu, Chairman Mr. Fan Liming, General Manager Background of Firm CUIPPC, the first organisation specialising in IP-related investigation and enforcement in Mainland China, was established in July 1994 in Beijing. It is and has remained the sole member of the ICC-<strong>Counterfeiting</strong> Intelligence Bureau in Mainland China since 1996. CUIPPC has established three major branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and over 15 working stations in Shenyang, Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Xi’an, Chengdu and Urumqi etc respectively. Altogether, CUIPPC’s staff encompasses more than 130 investigators and administrators. As of end of 2007, CUIPPC had successfully resolved a large number of IP infringement cases, in the process amassing a wealth of experience in conducting raids against counterfeiters. Among these cases, over 5,000 targeting manufacturers and over 3,800 wholesalers, criminal proceedings have been initiated in over 400 cases, with over 100 persons becoming subject to criminal charges. The efforts of CUIPPC have enabled clients to obtain financial compensation from counterfeiters amounting to RMB16,000,000. Many cases handled by CUIPPC have been designated by high government agencies as being model law enforcement cases of either national or provincial scope. CUIPPC has thus by right become one of the most influential IP-related investigation firms in the PRC. Intellectual Property Profile CUIPPC grew fast and has become a major privately run IP enforcement force in China. CUIPPC provides the following services, namely, company search; market research; credit investigation; investigation of trademark use; investigation of infringement; organising raids against counterfeiters; filing administrative complaints in cases relating to trademarks, patents, copyrights and computer software infringement and unfair competition on behalf of clients, IP protection through customs, litigation service, etc., subjects including auto parts, consumable products like ink cartridges and toners, electric products, home appliances, garments, beverages, computer parts, software, chemical products, etc. 44
COUNTERFORCE CUIPPC’s investigators come from all walks of life and from all regions in China. They are familiar with the local environments, dialects and customs in key areas. Since they are not outsiders, they are thus able to deal with the parties investigated under the particular localised circumstances obtaining in each case. CUIPPC’s investigation executives all have extensive backgrounds and work experience in IP investigation and enforcement, many of them used to be employed by government law enforcement departments and agencies. This factor positions us to rapidly identify the most appropriate enforcement authorities and personages to mobilise in view of the unique set of circumstances present in any given case. Languages Spoken Chinese English Japanese Korean 45 COUNTERFORCE
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