On September 5, the 9th Meeting of China-ASEAN Heads of Intellectual Property Offices, co-hosted by the China National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA) and the ASEAN Secretariat, was held in Singapore. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of CNIPA, and heads of intellectual property offices of ASEAN members presented at the meeting. Freddy Harris, Director General of Directorate General of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Indonesia (DGIP) as well as Chair of ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) chaired the meeting.

The meeting comprehensively reviewed and assessed the implementation of the China-ASEAN IPR cooperation plan for 2017-2018, and deliberated and approved the China-ASEAN IPR cooperation plan for 2018-2019.

At the same day, Shen Changyu also met with Hong Xiaoyong, China's ambassador to Singapore, and Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Singapore, and exchanged in-depth opinions on China-Singapore IP cooperation.

Source: CNIPA