The China-Africa High-Level Seminar on IP System and Polices organized by State Intellectual Property office (SIPO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was held in Guangdong on July 24, with the participation of 50 senior representatives from WIPO, ARIPO and its member states, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, IP office of South Africa and China IP community. The seminar was themed on IP system development and practice, IP promotion and service, public IP awareness raise.

 

The Seminar on China-ASEAN IP Management and Utilization coorganized by the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat was held in Beijing. On the four-day seminar, participants conducted discussions surrounding nine themes including the strategy and role of government in facilitating IP management and intellectual property rights (IPR) license and transfer. Officials and experts from the ASEAN Secretariat and IP authorities of ASEAN member countries, and representatives from China's IP authorities and the IP industry, all together about 40 people attended the seminar.  

 

From July 5-6, “Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Jointly Promotes Synergic Development” Activity held by the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO) and organized by the intellectual property office of Heibei province, which gathered national brand IP service agencies in Heibei, ended successfully. There are 4 parts in this activity including Speech of national brand IP service agencies, Negotiation between brand IP service agencies and enterprises and public institutions, Communication and Discussion between brand IP service agencies and local agencies, and Brand Agencies’ Research into Baoding High-tech zone. This activity in Baoding, Hebei is the 9th connecting activities held by the SIPO and more activities are expected to be held.  

 

Sino-South Korean Symposium held in Dalian, Liaoning province in late July gathered experts calling for increased international cooperation in copyrights. With the increasing popularity of new media in the fields of movies, publications, games and animation, copyright protection is also facing severe challenges from the internet. The symposium participants said that the related system therefore needs to adapt itself to the latest technological developments, encourage legal innovation and balance the interests of copyright owners and users.