On March 12, 2014, the Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP) and Beijing East IP Ltd. co-hosted an international seminar in Japan-China Friendship Center in Tokyo, Japan. This seminar was hosted by Mr. Nari NAKASHIMA, the Deputy Director of IIP. Mr. XiaodongLI, General Manager ofBeijing East IP Ltd., and Mr. Yoichi OMORI, Executive Director of IIP, each delivered a speech as representatives of the host at the opening of the seminar. More than 120 professionals attended this seminar, including IP lawyers and IP attorneys from domestic Japanese enterprise, attorney and attorney from Japanese patent law firm, examiners from the Japan Patent Office, professional IP experts from IP organizations and universities.

Mr. Yoichi OMORI, Executive Director of IIP delivered opening speech

Mr. XiaodongLI, General Manager of Beijing East IP Ltd. delivered opening speech

Dr. LulinGAO, Chairman of Beijing East IP Ltd. presented a remarkable speech on China Intellectual Property Protection – With a Focus on Patent Protection.Mr. Dragon WANG, Vice General Manager of Beijing East IP Ltd. presented a lively speech based on his abundantexperiences on Patent Infringement Litigation Issues International Enterprises Should Caution When Litigate in China. During the Q & A session, speakers answered questions for exploitation of two applications based on one invention, the environment characteristics of use based on typical case, NPE, and other hot topics.

LulinGAO, Chairman of Beijing East IP Ltd. presented at the seminar

Dragon WANG, Vice General Manager of Beijing East IP Ltd. presented at the seminar

More than 120 IP professionals attended this seminar

Q & A Session

After the seminar, IIP and Beijing East IP Ltd. held a small cocktail reception at Yu Yuan Restaurant across from the Japan-China Friendship Center. Attorneys from our firm, researchers from IIP, and the attendees had pleasant interaction and improved mutual understanding.

Members of the Host of the Cocktail Reception

This seminar utilized multiple sessions of speech, Q&A, and interactions to allow IP professionals of Japanese enterprise and law firm understand the latest development of China IP protection. This seminar also provided advisory opinions on how can foreign enterprises protect IP rights in China through their experience and analysis of typical cases.