On July 18, 2018, under the auspices of the International Trademark Association, the Justra Forum featuring “International Outlook - Trademark Protection Trend in the Future” is held at Beijing Financial Street Grand Westin Hotel. The event is moderated by Dr. Wang Ze, Director of the Beijing Justra Intellectual Property Center, featuring heavyweight speakers from the IP academic and practice circles.

Dr. Wang Ze moderating the event

The event is unveiled by the opening remarks of Professor Liu Chuntian, Dean of the Intellectual Property Academy of Renmin University. Etienne Sanz de Acedo, CEO of the International Trademark Association (INTA) prepares the floor on INTA’s Policy Priorities, INTA Major Activities in Asia Pacific, as well as Key Messages to in China. The event is then followed by a keynote speech on “Updates of Alibaba IP Protection” delivered by Felix Fan, Senior Expert of Legal Department, Alibaba Group.

Professor Liu Chuntian

INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo

Felix Fan from Alibaba Group

Dr. Huang Hui, Senior Partner of Wanhuida Peksung IP Group, speaks on “Outlook: Fourth Amendment to China’s Trademark Law from the Perspective of Comparative Law”, elaborating on the intensely debated matters from the angle of defense, offense and balance by analyzing the different approaches of China and the European Union.

Wanhuida Senior Partner Huang Hui

Dr. Kung-Chung LIU, Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University addresses the audience from the angle of “Trademark Odyssey in China” and “Limitation on Trademark Rights in Major Asian Economies”, which is followed by discussion and Q&A. The event is wrapped up by the closing remarks of Seth Hays, Chief Representative, Asia Pacific, INTA.

Dr. Kung-Chung LIU from Singapore Management University

Seth Hays

Wanhuida Senior Partners Mr. Bai Gang and Ms. Li Bin, Partner Xu Ying as well as Trademark Attorney Sun Ruirui also attend the event.

The event attracts over 100 attendees from local businesses, IP law firms and academicians.