During its second mission, the IP Key project was presented to more than 60 stakeholders in some 20 meetings across the major countries of Central America and Mexico. These exchanges resulted in a very large number of suggestions (80) for activities of the Annual Work Plan.

Worthy of note was the presentation of the project offered to the Council of Ministries of Economy (COMIECO) of the 6 countries grouped into the Secretary of Economic Integration of Central America (SIECA).

Thursday 19 October – Panama City

During the 4 Fact Finding Missions through Latin America, held from September to December 2017, contacts with a vast array of stakeholders gave rise to 250 ideas and areas of mutual cooperation.  As required by the fact that IP Key LA is the first ever IP project funded by the EU, and implemented by EUIPO, on continental basis, IP Key LA staff held more than 80 meetings with more than 200 stakeholders from 16 countries –representing both EU and local interests.

IP Key China officially launches today in Beijing, during an event attended by Christian Archambeau, EUIPO Deputy Executive Director, Mr Chen Fuli, Director General of China’s Ministry of Commerce, and representatives of the European Commission and the EU Delegation to China.  

IP Key China Project Launch

Date: 17 January 2018, 16:30 – 19:00

A balance of IP Key (2013-2017)

An event to celebrate the successful completion of four years of cooperation in the field of IP between the EU and China through the last cycle of the IP Key project (2013-2017), implemented by the EUIPO, took place on 2 June 2017 in Brussels on the margins of the 19th EU-China IP Summit.

The EC and MOFCOM, with the technical support of IP Key, successfully organised a half day event to celebrate four years of EU-China cooperation on IP under the current phase of IP Key, as well as to project the community of stakeholders into the new phase (IP key China).

It’s an important year for IP Key as we celebrate our fourth year supporting the EU-China IP cooperation. 

Originally planned for a duration of 3 years, IP Key was extended by an extra year with the current iteration coming to an end in June.

During these 4 years we have conducted over 250 activities and engaged with more than 6,000 individuals working for EU and Chinese IP related government agencies, judiciary and practitioners, as well as from industry and academia. 

With the reform of China’s E-commerce Law advancing in the legislative agenda, the European Commission and MOFCOM are going to host a roundtable on online IP protection, tackling in particular voluntary cooperation models to curb IPR infringement on e-commerce, liabilities of intermediaries and other topics.

In the context of the EU-China Action Plan (2014-2017) on IPR Customs Enforcement, IP Key  co-organised, together with DG TAXUD and GACC – a meeting of the “KA1 – Joint Group of Risk Management Experts specialised in IPR”. The event will took place in Florence, Italy, from 20 to 21 March, 2017. The Action Plan sets out 5 Key Actions (KA) to strengthen customs enforcement in the fight against the trade in IPR infringing goods. KA1 is devoted to the “Joint analysis of seizure statistics to detect general trends and risks”.