IP Key China and the Supreme People’s Court of China have maintained productive collaboration over the past years. This year, the cooperation continues with the organisation of the annual EU-China Judicial forum which focused, among other topics, on IP in the application of China´s Anti-monopoly Law. It was held from 18 to 19 September in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province of China.

IP Key China continues to support the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA) of China to organise the exchange activity on new plant varieties protection. This activity includes two sessions.

IP Key China and the Quality Brands Protection Committee of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (QBPC) co-hosted the 2023 EU-China forum on criminal IP enforcement on 18-19 October in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.

This forum brought together representatives from IP enforcement authorities, experts and rights holders from the EU and China for extensive discussions on the new trends and challenges in criminal IP enforcement, sharing best practices and promoting international cooperation.