On April 20, 2018 High-level Forum on China IP Protection themed 'Strengthen Protection of Intellectual Property, Foster Harmonious Business Environment' opened in Beijing. This is also one of the important parts of the annual National IP Publicity Week. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Wang Binying, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Yan Xiaohong, Vice Director of Culture, History and Learning Committee of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Lu Pengqi, Vice President, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Yann Yves Ménière , Chief Economist of the European Patent Office (EPO), Adel Elsaid Hassan Ewida，president of Egyptian Patent Office, Freddy Harris，Director General of Directorate General of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, Adil El-Maliki，Director General of Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office attended the forum and delivered keynote speeches. Liao Tao, Deputy Commissioner of SIPO moderated the event.

In recent years, innovators and the general public focus more and more attention on IPR protection. The two-day forum concentrates on new concepts, ideas and measures for IPR protection in the new era. It includes one main forum and six themed panels, covering cutting-edge and hot IP topics such as the Internet, "Going Out", pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and unfair competition. Over 1200 representatives from international organizations, government agencies, embassies and industrial associations listened attentively to and interacted with over 70 experts and scholars from judicial authorities, renowned enterprises and universities.

Source: SIPO