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Recently, the ‘Symposium on Cutting-Edge Issues in Intellectual Property Protection in Emerging Fields’, organised by the Intellectual Property Research Centre of China University of Political Science and Law, was successfully held at the Jingyi Hotel in Beijing. Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Intellectual Property Research Centre, the event brought together leading academics, legal practitioners and industry experts to focus on building China into a leading nation in intellectual property and the development of new-quality productive forces, discussing cutting-edge topics, deliberating on the rule of law and exploring avenues for innovation.

Mr Zhao Zhanling, a special researcher at the Centre for Intellectual Property Research of China University of Political Science and Law and a partner at JAVY Law Firm, was invited to attend the symposium and deliver a keynote address.

Professor Zhang Chu, Director of the Intellectual Property Research Centre at China University of Political Science and Law, and Professor Qu Sanqiang from the School of Law at Beijing Institute of Technology delivered opening addresses. They spoke highly of the Centre’s academic achievements and contributions to the industry over the past two decades, noting that in emerging fields such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence, biological breeding and platform governance, intellectual property protection has become a key pillar for driving innovation and safeguarding industrial security.

During the second session, themed “The Internet and Artificial Intelligence”, Mr Zhao Zhanling expressed deep concern regarding the complex challenges currently facing intellectual property protection in emerging fields. He emphasised that, against the backdrop of the rapid development of the digital economy and artificial intelligence, the rule of law must proactively keep pace and take active measures. He recommended continuing to strengthen cutting-edge research to foster a more flexible and efficient regulatory framework, thereby safeguarding the healthy development of new-quality productive forces through the power of the rule of law.

This conference brought together the intellectual property legal community to tackle cutting-edge challenges from theoretical, institutional and practical perspectives. It provided important guidance for intellectual property protection in emerging fields and for empowering the development of new-quality productive forces, whilst looking forward to further deepening exchanges with all sectors to jointly promote industry progress.

JAVY Law Firm has long specialised in the field of intellectual property and digital economy legal services, consistently adhering to the principle of advancing the rule of law through professionalism and serving the national innovation strategy with a sense of responsibility. Looking ahead, Jiawei Law Firm will continue to leverage its platform advantages, bring together high-calibre legal professionals, and engage deeply in the development of intellectual property rules and practical exploration in emerging fields. We are committed to helping build a more just, efficient and forward-looking intellectual property legal ecosystem, and to making a greater contribution to building a country strong in intellectual property and ensuring the steady and far-reaching development of new-quality productive forces.

The seminar was chaired by Zhong Xiaoyun, Partner at Weibo Law Firm. Professor Liu Ying from China University of Political Science and Law; He Yudong, Director of the Institute of Law and Intellectual Property and Professor at the School of Humanities and Law, Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Xu Xingxiang, Director of the Intellectual Property Research Centre and Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University; Yang Deqiao, Professor at the School of Humanities and Law, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology; Shi Xiaoxue, Associate Professor at the School of Law, China People’s Public Security University; E Yuzhou, Associate Researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Zhu Haijiao from the Reexamination Board of the National Intellectual Property Administration; Wang Tongjun, Associate Professor at Beijing Second Foreign Studies University; Xu Chuncheng, Deputy Head of the Department of Law at Northwest A&F University; Yang Li from Beijing University of Politics and Law; Zheng Yongfeng, Chief Intellectual Property Officer of Tasly Biopharmaceutical Industry Group and Doctor of Law; Wang Lei, Member of the Management Committee at DeHeng (Hangzhou) Law Offices and Doctor of Law; Gu Jinyan, Partner at Beijing Yunjia LAWYER and Postdoctoral Researcher in Law; Senior Lawyer Sun Dawei; Ye Aiyi, Head of Zhejiang Zhimei Intellectual Property Operation Co., Ltd.; as well as Li Weimin, Deputy Secretary-General of the Intellectual Property Research Centre at China University of Political Science and Law and Director of Beijing Weibo Law Firm, alongside Weibo Law Firm lawyers Cheng Xuhui, Chu Lili and Zhou Yifan, among other guests from academia, the legal profession and the business sector, attended the event.