In coordination with the Shanghai Intellectual Property Coordination Conference Office, the European Chamber held a Seminar on IPR Protection in Shanghai at the Radisson New World Hotel on the 7th March.
Thomas Felber, (General Manager of the European Chamber Shanghai) and Douglas Clark (Chairman of the IPR Working Group of the European Chamber) began proceedings.
A number of Chinese Government Officials from various IPR Related Departments were invited to give presentations and answer questions from other members.
The Opening speech was by Mr. Chen Zhi Xing (Director General of SIPA and Secretary General of the Shanghai IP Coordination Office)
The following Chinese Officials then gave presentations on their respective divisions and shared facts and figures on IPR related matters in Shanghai:
- Mr. Youzhang WU - Director of Division of Copyright of Shanghai News & Press Bureau
(上海市新闻出版局版权处处长)
- Mr. Yonghua GU ( 顾勇华) - Director of Division of Polices and Regulations of Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration
(上海市知识产权局法规处处长)
- Mr. Dongsheng XIN ( 邢冬生 ) - Director of Division of Trademark of Shanghai Administration of Industry and Commerce
(上海市工商局商标处处长)
- Ms. Shulan LI (黎淑兰) - Presiding judge of Civil Trial Court No. 5 of Shanghai No.1 Intermediate people’s court
(上海市第一中级人民法院民五庭庭长)
- Mr. Zuyao CHEN (陈祖尧) - Director of Shanghai IPR Protection reporting and complaints service Centre
(上海市知识产权保护举报投诉服务中心主任)
The following officials then participated in a discussion and answered questions from the audience:
- Ms Minhong LIU (刘敏虹) - Director of Coordination Conference Office of SIPA
(上海市联系会议办公室主任),
- Mr. Guoxiong ZHU (朱国雄) - Deputy Captain of Division of Policies and Regulations of Shanghai
Cultural Market Administrative Enforcement Team(上海市文化市场行政执法总队法规处副队长),
- Mr. Huading WU ( 邬华定) - Director of Division of Policies and Regulation of Shanghai Customs
(上海海关法规处处长 )
- Ms Haitian ZHAO (赵海田) - Deputy Director of Division of Administrative Enforcement of Shanghai
Management & Administrative Enforcement Bureau (上海市城管执法局执法处 副处长)
- Mr. Xiliang TANG (汤锡良) Deputy General Captain of Economic Patrol of Shanghai Public Security Bureau
(上海市公安局经济侦察总队副总队长).
Closing remarks were by Douglas Clark, Chairman of the IPR Working Group of the European Chamber and a Networking Lunch followed. The Chamber and the Shanghai IP authorities are planning to hold further seminars on select topics in the upcoming months.