The European Commission and the Supreme People’s Court, with the technical support of IP Key, will partner in the organisation of a two-week advanced judicial training program in France (Strasbourg) between the 18th and 31st March.
The training is part of a commitment between the EU and China that was emphasised in the memorandum of understanding that was signed during the 10 year anniversary of the EU-China IP dialogue in 2015.It brings together 20 Chinese judges from IP specialised courts and aims at strengthening Chinese judge’s knowledge and skills on intellectual property rights adjudication through peer-to-peer exchanges with experienced European IP judges. By means of workshops, case-studies, jurisprudence analysis, group discussions, study visits, the program addresses key issues in court practice and litigation of intellectual property rights, namely trademarks, designs, patents and trade secrets, while giving special attention to cross-cutting procedural aspects.
The training program also intends to create a common understanding on trends and best-practices between EU and China, while hands-on comparative analysis between Chinese and EU practice will be instrumental to capture the complexities of adjudication process of intellectual property disputes.
The training is organised by IP Key with the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) of the University of Strasbourg (
www.ceipi.edu) and will host contributions from specialised judges of national EU IP courts as well as senior academics and practitioners, addressing cross-subject procedural issues in the adjudication of IP disputes. For the full programme please visit the IP Key website.
