ESG Report 2022

In terms of trademark management, the Audit and trademarks. When printing materials with Legal Affairs Centre of the Group will be trademarks, such as product packaging, the Group responsible for related registration, renewal will only cooperate with reputed printing houses management, authorisation and protection of and destroy all defective and obsolete trademarks rights. The use of trademarks must be reviewed by to prevent their loss and use by unscrupulous the Audit and Legal Affairs Centre to effectively manufacturers. manage and control the use of the Group's Patent Protection and Achievements The production processes and technologies registering for intellectual property rights, to developed by the Group are all independently enhance the efficiency of patent and trademark developed. We will apply for patents for all self- registration, and ensure its compliance with laws developed projects. Before proceeding with a new and regulations and effectiveness. patent application, relevant departments will The Group had obtained a total of 86 patents, search and check for new information to fully including 60 invention patents, 4 utility model understand the intellectual property status of the patents, and 22 design patents. All patents help to related technology or product. The Intellectual protect the interests of the Group. Property Affairs Department will also carry out corresponding patent and trademark search when During the Year, the Group's Intellectual process of project establishment, which Property Department conducted a training on includes approval, implementation, acceptance, "Intellectual Property Protection throughout the achievement transformation, and promotion in Project Process" at The United Bio-Technology scientific research projects. This allow the (Hengqin) Co., Ltd. (“The United Bio- Group to fully exert the guiding, supporting, and Technology”), and some R&D personnel were serving functions of intellectual property in the invited to attend the training. This training scientific research and innovation process, combined the company's technological promote technological innovation and innovation achievements and focused on how to achievement transformation with intellectual protect the technological achievements after property, and improve the efficiency of scientific obtaining periodic results, emphasizing the research and innovation activities. In the future, precautions for applying for patents for the intellectual property department will technological innovation achievements. strengthen communication and exchange mechanisms with the R&D department and The purpose of this training is to integrate empower the protection of intellectual intellectual property management into the entire achievements in the Group. Training on Intellectual Property Protection throughout the Project Process 26 Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2022 The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited 60 4 22 Invention Patents Utility Model Patents Design Patents