Refined Intellectual Property Office

On July 7, during the 64th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), BRICS heads of IP offices held an informal meeting. The meeting was chaired by Rory Voller, Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) of South Africa and participated by Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), Júlio Moreira, President of the National Institute of Intellectual Property (INPI) of Brazil, Yury Zubov, Head of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) of Russia, and Unnat P. Pandit, Controller General of Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM). Shen stated that the BRICS mechanism, since its establishment 17 years ago, has been upholding the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, maintaining close communication, deepening cooperation, and enhancing mutual trust with a series of important fruits reaped. Since...

From July 6 to 7, during the 64th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held bilateral talks with IP offices of multiple countries and regions, shared wisdom on issues of common concern and signed multiple cooperation documents.

The flagship events of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) marking the China-WIPO 50th anniversary of cooperation were held in Geneva on the night of July 6.

The 64th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) took place in Geneva, Switzerland on July 6. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) led a delegation of the Chinese government to the event and made a general statement.

Lu Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently met Shoichi Okuyama, President of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) in Beijing.

From June 12 to 15, the 16th IP5 Heads of Offices Meeting was held in the United States. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) headed a delegation to the event.

Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) met Jorge Toledo, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to China in Beijing on June 6. Shen said that the CNIPA has maintained good cooperative relationship with IP authorities of the EU and its member states for an extended period of time and achieved many pragmatic results. He hoped that the two sides will continue to deepen communication and cooperation in the IP field and boost the development of China-EU bilateral ties. Toledo said that the cooperation in the IP field constitutes an important part of the China-EU relationship. The development of China's IP system is very impressive. He hoped that the two sides, through dialogues, will discuss issues of common concern in a profound manner and expand common ground. The two sides also shared ideas on trademark protection, pharmaceutical patent protection, protection and cooperation in geographical indication, IPR...

Lu Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently headed a delegation to visit Portugal, Spain and Switzerland upon invitation.

According to a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) acceleration agreement between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), the CNIPA-INPI PPH pilot program has come into effect on June 1, 2023 and would last for five years until May 31, 2028.

Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held a meeting with Yury Zubov, Head of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) in Beijing on May 24.