On June 30^th, 2016, the class of 2015 to 2016 in the International Intellectual Property Project of Tsinghua University attended their graduation ceremony at Tsinghua University School of Law. This graduation ceremony was also the award ceremony of the Tsinghua-Microsoft Intellectual Property Scholarship and the Gaolulin Foundation IP Scholarship.The award ceremony was hosted by Guobin CUI, Associate Professor of Tsinghua University School of Law. Professor Weixing SHEN, Deputy Dean of Tsinghua University School of Law, Dr. Luin GAO, Chairman of Beijing East IP, Dr. Xiaodong Li, President of Beijing East IP, and Dr. Lifan LUO, General Manager of the legal department of Microsoft ARD gave inspiring speeches in the ceremony. After the speeches, Dr. Gao and Dr. Li presented the scholarship certificate to this year’s two winners of the Grand Prize and six winners of the Excellence Prize. The wonderful speeches and warmly award ceremony inspired the students who determined to engage in the intellectual property, are also well affirmed the support of Beijing East IP to Intellectual Property Research Institute of Tsinghua University School of Law.

Founded in 2013, the Gaolulin Foundation devoted to improve China’s IP development via funding IP scholarship, sponsoring academic IP research and hosting international IP seminars.

The award winners and the participating leaders

The Grand Prize winners with Dr. Lulin Gao (2nd from the left) and Dr. Xiaodong Li

The Excellence Prize winners with Dr. Lulin Gao (4th from the left) and Dr. Xiaodong Li