On September 10, the 11th meeting of directors of China ASEAN Intellectual Property Office was held in the form of video conference. Shen Changyu, director general of the State Intellectual Property Office of China, directors general of the intellectual property offices of ASEAN countries and relevant persons in charge of the ASEAN Secretariat attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Li Yulin, the rotating chairman of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Cooperation Working Group and deputy director of the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office.

Novel coronavirus pneumonia, Shen Changyu said in his speech, China and ASEAN countries support each other and work closely together to fight the epidemic and promote economic recovery. In such a special period, all parties gathered together in the form of video conference, interpreted the close relationship between China and ASEAN with practical actions, and showed the determination of intellectual property institutions in various countries to provide high-quality services for users. At present, novel coronavirus pneumonia is facing the challenge of restoring the economic growth and intellectual property rights as an essential guarantee for the innovation and innovation. On the use of intellectual property rights to promote innovation and economic growth, Shen Changyu put forward three suggestions: first, continue to deepen international cooperation and exchanges, and promote the formation of a more balanced and effective intellectual property system in the global scope; second, further play the supporting role of new technologies, and continue to improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property review; third, jointly deal with new challenges in the field of intellectual property rights, and work in a better way We should reach a broader consensus on balancing the health interests of right holders and the public. The State Intellectual Property Office of China will, as always, develop friendly and cooperative relations with the intellectual property institutions of ASEAN countries to make relevant cooperation more pragmatic and effective.

On behalf of ASEAN countries, Li Yulin said in his speech that we should further promote the friendly cooperation between the intellectual property institutions of ASEAN countries and the State Intellectual Property Office of China. The novel coronavirus pneumonia has further brought the importance of strengthening international cooperation in intellectual property rights among ASEAN intellectual property institutions. Through novel coronavirus pneumonia, we hope that we can explore the measures and experiences of intellectual property rights in the new crown pneumonia epidemic situation, further expand cooperation areas, innovate cooperation modes and achieve more results.

The meeting summarized the implementation of China ASEAN intellectual property cooperation work plan for 2019-2020, and deliberated and adopted the work plan for the new year. All parties attending the meeting agreed that the new work plan adopted at the meeting is rich in content and will make China ASEAN intellectual property cooperation continue to go deeper and more practical. (intellectual property report Liu Peng)