News from FICPI - September 2015

Registration is now open for
the FICPI-China/ACPAA
5th Intellectual Property Symposium.

To get rid of the ill effects of the financial crisis, many countries are paying attention to increasing the economic growth by driving development through innovation. The rapid development of science and technology raises new requirements and challenges to the intellectual property system, therefore the intellectual property systems in different countries are in the process of unceasing development and transformation.

The “China Intellectual Property Symposium 2015″ will be held in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province in China. Chengdu is an important central city in the western China, with 9 districts, 4 cities and 6 counties. The total area of Chengdu is 12,100 km, and it has a population of more than 14,350,000, which makes it the fourth largest city in China.

Chengdu is the homeland of Giant Panda as well as the birth site of Sanxingdui Culture and Jinsha Site. Here you can watch the special Sichuan Opera Face performance in the local Sichuan Opera, experience the long-mouth teapot show and taste the famous Sichuan cuisine – Hot food.

Up to December of 2013, 252 companies of the world top 500 enterprises have been set up in Chengdu, among which 188 are foreign companies, 64 are domestic companies. The investments concentrate in the advanced manufacturing industry and modern services, involving electric communication, automobile, aviation, new materials, finance, insurance, retails, logistics and many other vocations.

The Symposium will focus on the latest developments of the Chinese intellectual property system, including China’s promulgation of its newly revised Trade Mark Law (2013).

The event brochure and registration form are available to download below:

Event Brochure

Registration Form

Mr Eric Le Forestier [R], Member of Honour, and Mr Marc Chauchard [L], Treasurer General, attended the 2015 EPO Inventor's Award Ceremony on 11 June 2015 at the former auction hall ("la bourse") Palais Brognard. Mr Chauchard reported that prior to the awards ceremony, the attendees were entertained by both a dance and cello performance.

The awards were presented by French journalist, Ms Marjorie Paillon. Mr Ian Frazer and Mr Jian Zhou won the "popular prize" and Mr Andreas Manz was awarded the life achievement prize.

Speeches were given by Mr Benoît Battistelli, President of the European Patent Office and Ms Axelle Lemaire, the French Secretary of State for Digital Affairs. They urged for low community patent taxes, especially for SMs, and a swift social handling of EPO contests.

Mr Le Forestier and Mr Chauchard also met briefly with Ms Sharon Israel, President of AIPLA, Mr Alan Kasper, President of the IP Global Network and Mr Per A. Fos, Director of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.

For its 10th anniversary, on 3 & 4 December 2015, Premier Cercle™ will gather 100+ IP high-level speakers and 500+ delegates from corporate, private, institutional and academia worlds at the Pan-European Intellectual Property Summit (IP Summit Berlin).

FICPI members will receive a preferential fee of EUR 999 for the 2 day forum + social programme instead of the standard fee of EUR 1,490. Please visit: www.ipsummit.info to register and use the code “IPS15” to receive the preferential fee.

With a mix of keynote speeches, plenary sessions and workshops, this two-day conference aims at discussing trademark, patent, copyright and design major recent evolutions, actions, issues and ongoing EU reforms with high level corporate and business professionals from the industry and representatives of competent public authorities.

Sent by FICPI - Holbeinstrasse 36-38, 4003 Basel, Switzerland

Authorized by Dr Alexander Wyrwoll, President of Communications Commission.