By going through 2021 and trying to predict the changes of 2022, we’ve got the theme of the 12th China IP International Annual Forum “New normal: Integrity, Insight and Innovation”, which concerns the issues of enterprises’ innovation, intellectual property management and legal compliance, also, hopes to make an annual summary and outlook on reform, challenge and opportunity for China’s intellectual property.

To comply with the newest pandemic policy, the 12th CIPIAF now has been delayed to be held on April 8-10, 2022 at Hotel HYATT REGENCY Beijing Wangjing. The main forum and Awarding Ceremony will be conducted on April 9.

Latest Agenda

 April 8 Evening

Welcome Reception of IP Managers

April 9 Morning

Opening Ceremony

Forum of China IP Trend

 April 9 Afternoon

Forum of China IP Management Practice

April 9 Evening

Awarding Ceremony of In-House IP Managers in China

April 10 Morning

2022 The 8th China IP Forum of Judges

April 8 Evening 18:00-21:30

CN-Know How the evening of IPers and Awarded In-House IPers (or enterprise representatives) Welcome Reception

Admission by invitation

April 9 08:00-18:00

The 12th China IP International Annual Forum

08:00-09:00  

Registration

09:00-09:30  

Opening Ceremony & Address

Guest Speakers

Liu Chuntian, Chairman of the China Intellectual Property Law Association;

Dean of School of Intellectual Property, Renmin University of China;

Representative of Supreme People's Court

President of AIPPI  (online)

President of INTA  (online)

Host:

Tommy Zhang, President and Editor-in-Chief of China IP Magazine

09:30-12:00 

Forum of China Intellectual Property Trend: New Trend, New Issue

09:30-10:30  

Host:

Huang Yong, Director of Competition Law Center, University of International Business and Economics; Member of Advisory Group of Experts, Anti-monopoly Commission of The State Council

Guest Speakers:

Representatives of CNIPA

Xu Erming, Professor of Business School of Renmin University of China, Doctoral Advisor

Li Qing,  Vice-president of China Society of Economic Reform (Former Deputy Director of The anti-monopoly bureau of National Development and Reform Commission; Former Deputy Director of Price supervision and inspection and anti - unfair competition Bureau of State Administration for Market Regulation) (TBD)

Representatives of Enterprise (TBD)

10:30-10:45

Tea Break

10:45-12:00  

Guest Speakers:

Chen Jianming, Senior Consultant, Lawyer, Patent Agent and Litigation Director of GaoWo

Li Yanjun, Senior Director of Patent Management of XiaoMi

Tong Yanyan, Partner of Beijing Kangrui Law Firm

12:00-13:30  

Lunch Buffet and Free Chat

13:30-15:00

Forum of China IP Management of Practice: Institution Upgrade and Coping Strategy

Host: TBD

Guest Speakers:

Xie Chenyang, Vice-president and Chief Legal Executive of Foxconn Industrial Internet

Cui Lingling, General Manager of Patent Department of Baidu

Yang Xingfang, Chief Legal Counsel/ GM of IP and Legal Center

Xue Qi, Managing Partner of Shanghai Beshining Law Firm

15:00-15:30  

Tea Break

15:30-18:00

Parallel Panels (Seminars)

Sub-forum 1: IP of AI Data Industry

Sub-forum 2: Copyright Issues of Short Video

Sub-forum 3: The Abuse and Fair Competition of IP

Sub-forum 4: Standard of Calculation for Infringement Amount of Compensation

Sub-forum 5: The Hague Agreement and Global IP Layout

Sub-forum 6: The Mechanism of IP Trial and Appeal and the Establishing of National IP Court

18:00

Forum End

April 9 Evening 18:40-22:00

2022 Awarding Ceremony & Gala Dinner

18:20-18:40  

Registration

18:40-22:00  

Host

New Media Department of China IP

Sheng Wanwan, Liu Zirui

“2021Outstanding IP Managers in China”

“2021 Outstanding IP Service Teams in China”

“2021 Emerging IP Service Teams in China ”

“2021 Outstanding IP Management Teams in China ”

“2022 Most Recommended International IP Law Agencies”

“2021 IP People in China”

The application for the above awards closed, and the evaluation now is in process. The results will be officially announced and awarded at the 2022 Awarding Ceremony & Gala Dinner, and released through a number of media outlets.