On July 31, State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) hosted a workshop on local IPR management work at Beijing, which was presided over by Vice Commissioner Gan Shaoning. And Head of Discipline Inspection Group of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection stationed in SIPO Xiao Xingwei attended and addressed the meeting.

In his speech, Xiao Xingwei said all departments of SIPO and local IP offices have obligation and responsibility to boost national IPR management work.

Meanwhile, Gan Shaoning pointed out, SIPO is the IPR comprehensive management department directly under the State Council, so we should treat, deploy and plan local IPR management work at high altitude.

In addition, the implementation of IPR strategy can't develop smoothly without the development of local IPR management work. So we should focus on local work and do well in local IPR management work, he stressed.

At the meeting, Patent Affairs Administration Department reported the overall situation of local IPR management work. General Affairs Office, Planning and Development Department, and Human Resources Department respectively made reports in this respect.

And relevant principals from Patent Review and Procedure Management Department, Personnel Education Department and Patent Re-examination Board delivered speeches as well.
                                                                                                   Source: IPR in China