On July 9, SIPO Commissioner Shen Changyu met with WIPO Director General Francis
Gurry and his delegation in Beijing. The two sides had in-depth discussions on
issues such as WIPO opening an office in China.
Shen Changyu said it
is of great importance that WIPO opens an office in China which will not only
facilitate daily liaison and cooperation between departments of SIPO and WIPO,
but also increase mutual understanding and consensus, benefiting Chinese
intellectual property users with more convenient and higher-quality services in
particular. He expected the office would play its role in its future operation
and make new contributions to the deepening and expansion of the friendly and
cooperative relations between the two sides.
Shen Changyu reviewed the
development of the two sides' cooperation in the first half of 2014. He pointed
out that with the speedy development of China's intellectual property, we need
to timely update the cooperation framework based on new situation and further
enrich cooperation contents. In particular, the setting-up of WIPO's Chinese
office provides new channels and possibilities for future cooperation. He
suggested the two sides further strengthen cooperation in personnel exchange and
training, information technology, business promotion for intellectual property,
raising public awareness on intellectual property, joint research, etc.
Mr. Gurry thanked the Chinese government for strongly supporting WIPO set up
its Chinese office. He said that the setting-up of WIPO's Chinese Office is
quite important, which opens a new chapter and is a milestone in cooperation
between the two sides. In addition, Mr. Gurry expressed his appreciation over
China's great achievements in filing international patent applications under the
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). He said that SIPO, as a PCT Receiving Office,
has surpassed Germany to become the third largest user of the PCT system. WIPO
is confident in deepening the cooperation with SIPO and hopes the two sides
conduct effective cooperation in more ways.
Both sides also exchanged
ideas on issues such as the latest statistics of Chinese patents, the process of
China joining the Hague Agreement, etc.
SIPO Deputy Commissioner He
Zhimin and WIPO Deputy Director General Wang Binying also attended the
meeting.
The WIPO delegation led by Mr. Gurry will also visit other
Chinese government departments related to intellectual property, attend the
ceremony for the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, and unveil WIPO's
Chinese Office.
2014-7-21
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