The 8th EU-China Conference on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Protection Online and Innovation was held on 28 May 2025, in Beijing.

Building on previous cooperation, a delegation of judges from the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) visited the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Local Division of the Hague, the District Court of the Hague, the Netherlands, the UPC Court of Appeal in Luxembourg, and the École Nationale de la Magistrature in Paris, France, during the week of 9 June 2025.

The visit aimed to facilitate peer-to-peer exchanges between the SPC and European courts on the practical challenges and judicial experience in patent trials.

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Music is a universal language, woven into every culture and deeply connected to our humanity. Even in its simplest forms – beat and sound – it has the power to move, inspire and heal.

This year, World Intellectual Property Day, celebrated annually on 26 April, embraces the theme ‘IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP’. It acknowledges music as a global form of creative expression while underscoring the importance of protecting artists’ rights and fostering their talent.