Enforcement
Bring right certificates, status records, authorisations, comparison materials, and a decision team.
Record the booth, exhibitor, product, catalogue, offers, conversations, and samples lawfully.
Many qualifying exhibitions establish an IP complaint or dispute-handling point.
A booth measure is temporary; source-level enforcement usually continues after the exhibition.
Send us the issue, the relevant rights, and any deadline. We will route it to the right practice lead within one business day.
Contact UsIdentify the rights likely to be copied and confirm their current status, owner, scope, and enforcement readiness. Prepare concise comparison charts, certificates, official database extracts, powers of attorney, translations, product samples, and contact details for the people authorised to make settlement or escalation decisions.
Review the organiser's current rules and complaint forms. The national exhibition IP guidance covers online and offline exhibitions, but implementation, staffing, and evidentiary expectations can vary by event and city.
Record the hall, booth number, exhibitor name, business cards, signage, catalogues, QR codes, product labels, prices, minimum orders, promised delivery, and statements about manufacturing or distribution. Where lawful and appropriate, obtain a sample or place an order with a traceable payment and delivery record.
Avoid arguments that cause products or documents to disappear before preservation. Do not enter restricted areas, misrepresent authority, seize goods, or access devices without permission.
A trademark complaint should connect the sign, goods, and likelihood of confusion or counterfeit facts. A design complaint needs clear visual comparison. A technical patent complaint requires claim-focused analysis and may require an evaluation report for a utility model or design. Copyright complaints need proof of the work, ownership, and copying.
The organiser or on-site office may conduct a rapid review designed to maintain exhibition order. Present a narrow, verifiable request rather than a full litigation brief.
Possible measures include removal or covering of exhibits, withdrawal of catalogues, preservation of contact information, a written undertaking, organiser sanctions, or referral to the relevant authority. The available measure depends on the event rules, evidence, right type, and responsible authority.
Keep a complete record of the complaint, response, decision, removed materials, and identities of officials or organiser staff involved. These records can support later action but do not automatically establish infringement in another forum.
Within days, consolidate the evidence, verify the exhibitor's entity, trace factories and online stores, send preservation requests, and decide on administrative action, civil litigation, platform complaints, customs protection, or negotiated resolution. Monitor the next exhibition and related entities. The commercial objective is usually to stop the source, not only clear one booth.
CNIPA: Guidelines for Intellectual Property Protection at Exhibitions
CNIPA: Measures for Intellectual Property Protection at Exhibitions
This article is general information about Chinese IP practice, not legal advice for a specific matter. It was last reviewed on 2026-08-21. Rules, fees, and timelines change; confirm current requirements before acting. For advice on your situation, contact our team.