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19 January 2015

Latest Report Published by IP Key

IP Key is pleased to announce the publication of its latest report - Creating a "model" utility model patent system: A comparative analysis of the utlity model patent systems in Europe and China. The report is based on activities conducted in partnership with China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the support of representatives of the patent offices in Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and Italy. [...]

18 December 2014

The Opening Ceremony of EU-China Training on Criminal Enforcement

EU-China Training on Criminal Enforcement was held in the Puku campus of Jiangsu Police Institute  on November 27th, 2014. Mr. Cao Yingping, DDG of Economic Crime Investigation Division- MPS, Mr. Benoit Lory, Minister Counsellor of the Trade Section -EUDEL and Mr. Wu Yuezhang, the president of Jiangsu Police Institute gave opening key note speeches. The opening ceremony was moderated by Mr. Zhang Peng, Deputy Director of Economic Crime Investigation Division- MPS. Mr. [...]

03 December 2014

15th EU-China IP Working Group Meeting

The 15th meeting of the EU-China IP Working Group was held in support of the EU-China IP Dialogue on Wednesday 3rd December at MOFCOM in Beijing, China.  Co-chaired by Mr Anders C Jessen, Head of Unit, DG Trade, European Commission  and Mr Chen Fuli, Deputy Director  General, Treaty and Law Department, MOFCOM. [...]

17 November 2014

IP Key Launches EU and China Law Database

IP Key is pleased to announce the launch of the EU and China Law Database, a comprehensive resource of IP laws in Europe and China, a valuable tool for industry, academics and legal advisors. [...]

08 April 2014

Endorsement of IP Key Yearly Action Plan 2014

IP Key’s Yearly Action Plan (YAP) for 2014 was endorsed by its respective management boards. [...]

13 February 2014

IP Key Featured in the Journal of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Benoît Misonne and Dan Prud'homme write in the Journal of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (Eurobiz) that European businesses should keep up with China’s changing IP landscape in 2014 and discuss how IP Key can help. [...]

26 January 2014

IP Key Expert Quoted on Essential Patents Regulation in Managing IP

Dan Prud'homme of the IP Key Team is quoted in Managing Intellectual Property (MIP)'s January 24th 2014 article entitled "SIPO issues guidance on FRAND commitments in national standards". [...]

16 January 2014

Visit to China of Mr Antonio Campinos, President of OHIM Meeting with EU Industry and IP attachés from EU Member States

On the occasion of the Official Launch of the New EU-China Activity-Based Cooperation in Intellectual Property in Beijing on 16 January 2014, IP Key convened a meeting with representatives of European industry and European Union Member States with the participation of Mr. AntónioCampinos, President of the European Union Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), implementing agency of the IP Key. [...]

13 January 2014

Key Note Speech on IP Issues for Italian Business

Davide Follador of the IP Key Team delivered a keynote speech on "Doing Business in China. Major IP Issues for European and Italian Companies" at a business forum held in Beijing on January 13, 2014. [...]

11 December 2013

Patent Offices’ Utility Models Seminar in Beijing

Dan Prud’homme of the IP Key Team moderated a panel discussion on the "The Future of the Utility Model System" at an all-day seminar on utility model patents on December 11, 2013. [...]