China

Counterfeiting and piracy have a significant effect on the global economy, making it a priority issue for enforcement authorities. In light of this, IP Key China co-hosted a 3-day training course with the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China (MPS) on 28-31 October 2019 in Changchun, Jilin province.

The steep increase in PVP applications in China and the rapidly growing number of botanical taxa included in the system have resulted in the creation of new DUS test centres and the collaboration with existing institutions working in this field. Next to the training of experts involved in DUS testing work, establishing a solid framework to organise the cooperation with test centres will be an important task for the PVP authorities.

The 10th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference (CIPAC) takes place on 2-3 September in Hangzhou. Directed by the National Intellectual Property Administration of China (CNIPA) and organised by the Intellectual Property Publishing House (IPPH), CIPAC is the largest and most influential IP conference in China.  IP Key China Project Leader, Benoit MISONNE delivers his intervention at the session of “Intellectual Property Empowers Regional Economic Integration” on the importance of regional and international IP cooperation to ensure sustainable competitiveness.

The legal framework for protecting digital works is trying to keep up with an environment that has been reshaped by changes to consumer habits, online platforms and the entertainment industry at large.

Against this backdrop, IP Key co-hosted the “EU-China Roundtable on Copyright Protection and Licensing in the Digital Environment” with the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) that took place on 24-25 September at the Courtyard By Marriott Shanghai Pudong . Some of the topics that were covered: