From June 24 to 28, 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in partnership with the China Intellectual Property Training Centre (CIPTC) of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) jointly offers the first professional development training course on trademarks in Beijing.

The opening ceremony is presided over by Mr. Zhao Gang, Deputy Commissioner of CNIPA, and Mr. Mario Matus, Deputy Director General of the Development Sector at WIPO. Ms. Yuan Qi, Deputy Director General of the International Cooperation Department of CNIPA and Mr. Sun Wei, Dean of the China Intellectual Property Training Center (CIPTC) of CNIPA are also present at the opening ceremony.

Opening Ceremony

Titled “WIPO-CNIPA Training Course on Trademarks”, the training course covers a wide variety of topics including “Panorama of Current Trademark Issues”, “Distinctiveness and Requirements for Registration of a Mark”, “How to Determine the Likelihood of Confusion between Marks + Exercises”, “Databases and Search Tools for Marks”, “Trademark Examination Procedures”, “Well-Known Marks: International and Chinese Perspectives”, “Counterfeiting Marks and Unfair Competition: Exercises”, “Issues relating to the Use of Marks on the Internet”, among others.

Yang Mingming and Ming Xingnan, Partners of Wanhuida Intellectual Property speak on “Non-Traditional Marks” and “3D Marks / Single Color Marks: Issues” on Thursday, June 27.

Yang Mingming (1^st from right on the podium)

Ming Xingnan

The training course aims at enhancing the analytical skills of senior trademark officials. Participants discussed current trademark issues of relevance to the process of examining marks. Forty-three participants from 11 countries attended.