The New EU-China Cooperation on Intellectual Property Rights was officially launched in Beijing on Thursday, 16 January. The President of OHIM delivered a key note speech along with Assistant Minister Mr Zhang Xiangchen of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
In his speech, President Campinos highlighted OHIM’s commitment to cooperate with China as well as to support EU stakeholders in their dealings with IP.
OHIM is the implementing agency for IP Key, the European Commission’s instrument to provide support to the EU-China IP Dialogue and cooperation activities with China. OHIM has set up a technical expertise team in Beijing, which will work alongside a team based in Alicante. The European Patent Office is OHIM’s partner in this project.
During his China visit, President Campinos held separate meetings with the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) Vice-Minister Mr Liu Junchen and other SAIC officials, and the new State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Commissioner Professor Shen Changyu.
Source: OHIM
