China

The Quality Brands Protection Committee of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (QBPC) is organising the 2024 Knowledge Exchange on Cross-Border Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement Forum. This significant event will take place on 5-6 August 2024, in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. and will bring together a diverse array of stakeholders from China and other countries.

IP Key China, in cooperation with the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NGFA), is co-organising a study visit in various places in Europe focused on Plant Variety Protection (PVP) legislative matters.

IP Key China and Beijing Anti-Infringement and Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance CAASA have consistently maintained a close partnership, focusing on EU-China intellectual property (IP) protection for e-commerce platforms. The collaboration has actively promoted communication and exchanges in internet intellectual property protection and cross-border IP enforcement between the two regions.

In recent years, China has implemented numerous legislative updates regarding trademarks and patents, including the 2023 Exposure Draft of the Trademark Law, the Implementing Rules of the Patent Law, and the Revised Patent Examination Guidelines introduced in January 2024. In light of these developments, IP Key China and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) co-organised a delegation of CNIPA experts for a mission to Europe on 11-14 June 2024.