On January 12, 2019, “The 9th China IP International Annual Forum and 2019 Annual Conference In-House IP Managers in China” was held in Beijing. With the theme of “New Era, New Frame, New Balance”, this Forum mainly discussed the new method of Chinese Enterprises Innovation and Intellectual Property Development under the New Situation. 7 forums and 14 activities were held in 2 days. Except the main forum and four parallel panels , there are also plenty of interchange activities in booth area, interview area, photo area and road show area.
Nearly 1,500 applicants enrolled in the 9th China IP Annual Forum, far exceeding the maximum capacity of the event venue. Therefore, the applicants had to be screened and over 800 people form IP industry attended the forum at last.
During the forum, participants went to different booths to exchange experience and discuss cooperation with exhibitors.
Exhibitors also answered questions for business managers who came to consult, such as how to establish a perfect IPR layout for different enterprises, how to avoid problems in tendering and bidding, etc.
In the interview area, the sponsor interviewed global intellectual property experts, including award-winning teams, IP managers, representatives of international law firms and influential scholars and experts.
The interviewed guests said that the spring of China's IP industry has arrived. As a result, we should seize the opportunity to actively develop China's IP career. As for the feelings of winning, all managers believed that this honor is inseparable from the team's concerted efforts and sincere cooperation. Referring to the new plan for 2019, they all expressed that they would make persistent efforts to make better achievements in the new year. In addition, this forum is near the Lunar New Year. Therefore, all guests extended their best wishes to all the intellectual property industry colleagues in front of the shot. Besides, some foreign law firms representatives even expressed "Happy New Year" in Chinese.
The continuous exchange and sharing in the booth area and the interview area brought many gains and experience to the participants. What’s more, the highly interactive road show was also a climax.
The road show was held at the tea break, so the participants could enjoy the wonderful road show and the food at the same time. There were 10 IP service agencies in the road show, namely CPA Global, RWS, Questel, Shenzhen Hartend Technology Co., Ltd., Rouse, Chofn Intellectual Property, Guozhuan Intellectual Property, Advance China IP Law Office (ACIP), KOHNO&KOHNO and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Through the self-introduction of the road show, the service agencies actively interacted with the guests on the scene. With the platform of the Annual Forum, the agencies further increased the opportunities for exchanges with the representatives of the enterprises, and the two sides became more closely connected. Meanwhile, with the sponsor's lotteries, the road show guests also sent exquisite gifts to the audience.
On-site activities held during the forum were unanimously praised by the participants. The sponsor also hopes that more enterprises, service agencies, experts and scholars will participate in 2020 to achieve further integration between the practical and theoretical fields, and hope that intellectual property industry colleagues can use this platform to achieve more cooperation.