Today our partners from the British Chamber of Commerce in China share with us some valuable insights on China’s future IPR developments, presented at the UK-China Intellectual Property Forum.
The UK-China (Shenzhen) Intellectual Property Forum was held on 29 April 2016 in Shenzhen, organised by the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) and the British Chamber of Commerce Guangdong and hosted by the British Consulate-General Guangzhou, the UK Intellectual Property Office, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (Shenzhen Sub-Council) and the Guangdong Innovative Talents Promotion Association.
Shenzhen was chosen for this year’s forum for its status as one of China’s most innovative cities; it has recorded the highest number of patent applications in China for 11 consecutive years. The programme was also designed to reflect the growing two-way nature of IP protection: traditionally it has been foreign companies calling for stronger oversight, whereas now more and more Chinese companies are calling for the same as they seek to move up the value chain and need to protect their brands and products at home and overseas.
The forum therefore covered topics directed at both UK companies in China and Chinese companies going global. Participants and speakers represented a cross-section of the British and Chinese governments, industry and legal firms.
Dr Ros Lynch, director of the UK Intellectual Property Office, spoke on protecting and enforcing IP in the UK and Europe. Jiansheng Zhong, director of the CCPIT Shenzhen Commercial Legal Service Centre, related his experience of IP disputes and mediation, as well as government support to help Chinese companies in global markets.
Ellie Li (above, speaking), chief representative in China for patent and trademark specialists Haseltine Lake LLP, elaborated on how Chinese companies can build an IP portfolio in Europe, as more and more of them expand overseas. Jamie Rowlands, partner at Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, shared some key tips for foreign businesses in the Pearl River Delta. CBBC also invited a local company, Appotronics, who own more than 700 patents, to explain their IP strategy from the point of view of an innovative business based in Shenzhen.
The forum was moderated by Tom Duke, UK IP attaché to China at the British Embassy in Beijing.
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