

IP Key China partnered with the Law School of South China University of Technology to hold an IP Café, part of a series of events from IP Key China, entitled IPR PROTECTION FOR THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY. EU copyright experts and academics from the Law School had a lively discussion on the complex issue. Presentations from both sides looked at circumvention of copyright laws, music in games, broadcasting issues and authorship versus ownership rights. [...]
From 17 to 18 December 2018, IP Key China held the ROUNDTABLE ON COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND LICENSING IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT. The event was co-hosted by the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) and took place in Guangzhou, China. [...]
From 25 November to 4 December 2018, IP Key China travelled with a DDG delegation from China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC), Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Nanjing IP Courts, for judicial exchanges in Brussels, Luxembourg and Munich. [...]
22 November marked a new stage in the development of the EU-China IP Academic Network (EUCIPAN), an initiative of IP Key China to support exchange between EU and Chinese universities specialising in intellectual property. The Third EU-China IP Academic Forum, hosted by Fudan University Law School, brought together over a hundred professors, researchers and students to join the discussions and shape the future of IP research cooperation. [...]
IP Key China cooperated with CAASA (China Anti-infringement and Anti-counterfeiting Innovation Strategic Alliance) in the organisation of the 2018 EU-China Conference on IPR Protection Online and Innovation, which took place at Xiamen International Conference Centre (Fujian province) between 3-5 November 2018. [...]
The 20th EU-China Summit was held on 16 July 2018. H.E. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and H.E. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, met in Beijing for the Summit. [...]
Between 11- 13 July, the IPKey China, as the official partner, supported the Quality Brand Protection Committee of China's Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investments (QBPC) [...]
The 8th EU-China IPR Working Group Meeting will take place in Shanghai from 5th- 8th June. The meeting in the context of the Action Plan 2018-2020 concerning EU-China Customs Cooperation aims at enhancing IPR enforcement activities of customs, and supporting practical cooperation on IPR enforcement between the authorities at local level in the EU and China. [...]
Between 27th of May and 4th of June, a Chinese delegation composed of 12 officials of the Legislative Affairs Commission at the Standing Committee of the PRC National People’s Congress (LAC) participated in a Study Visit in Europe, organised by IP Key China. Different expert roundtables, workshops and peer-to-peer meetings were organized during the visits in Madrid, Prague and Rome. [...]
Coinciding with the launch of the new IPKey.eu website, IPKey is also now live on Twitter and Linkedin. Follow us to get the latest updates on the activities of all IP Key projects in real time: IP news, events, analysis, tools and many other resources. Check us out at: Twitter: @IPKey_EU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ip-key [...]