On January 12th, the 9th China IP International Annual Forum and 2019 Annual Conference of In-House IP Managers in China hosted by China IP Magazine was held successfully in Beijing.
The forum has been held successfully for eight times. And this time, the forum focused on “New Era, New Frame, New Balance”, discussing the new development of IP and Innovation of China’s enterprises in the new changing period . Based on its own foothold in the IP frontier and fully grasping the development trends of the IP industry, the forum attracted representatives of government, experts, scholars, IP agencies representatives and hundreds of companies' IP managers from China, United States, France, United Kingdom and Japan and other countries and regions for over 800 people.
Liu Chuntian, Chairman of China Intellectual Property Law Association; Lin Guanghai, Deputy Chief Judge of Civil Adjudication Tribunal No.3 (IPR Division), SPC; Lei Xiaoyun, Director General of the IP Utilization and Promotion Department, National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC attended opening ceremony and delivered speeches. The opening ceremony was held by Tommy Zhang, President and Editor-in-chief of China IP Magazine.
At the Forum of China IP Management Trend, experts and scholars from the academic and practical circles took stock hotspots, trends and standards related to 2018 China IP administration, legislation, justice and predicted new trends of 2019 China IP development. They jointly explored the new international and domestic path driven by IPR and innovation.
Yang Boyong, Chief Judge of Civil Adjudication Tribunal No.3 (IPR Division), Beijing Higher People's Court, introduced the outstanding characteristics of the IPR trial work of Beijing courts in 2018 and related measures to further strengthen the IPR protection. Huang Yong, Member of the Expert Advisory Group of the Anti-monopoly Committee of the State Council and Chairman of the Competition Law Center of the University of International Business and Economics, gave a speech on the theoretical and practical issues of IP and anti-monopoly. Hu Huiji, Director of Legal Affairs of iQIYI Inc., shared the information on IP protection issues caused by current Internet technology innovation and the re-thought of its corresponding solution.
Li Yanhua, Director of Patent, Intellectual Property and Licensing Department of Ericsson (China) Communications Co., LTD, Jiang Danming, Executive Vice President of Chofn Intellectual Property and Dean of Chofn Intellectual Property Institute; Ma Yufeng, Chief Representative/Partner of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Shanghai); Song Jianfu, General Manager of CPA Global (China) made speeches separately focused on “Continuous Innovation – Opportunities and Challenges”, “IP Law Should not be Included in the Civil Code”, “The Latest Developments and Countermeasures of Patent Litigation under the China-US Trade War” and “CPA Global Helps You Make Business Decisions”. This forum hosted by Zhou Yan, Secretary-General of China Intellectual Property Development Alliance.
On the evening of January 12, Awarding Ceremony & Gala announced several awards including “2018 Outstanding In-house IP Managers in China”, “2018 Outstanding IP Management Teams in China”, “2019 Most Recommended International IP Agencies”, “2018 Outstanding IP Service Teams in China” and “2018 China IP Most Influential People”.
Meanwhile, during the ceremony, the ”Sunshine IPers” Charity Fund initiated by China IP Magazine and The Beijing Sunshine Intellectual Property and Legal Development Foundation was officially announced to the public, aiming to assist IP practitioners suffering from serious diseases in China.
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