“The Intellectual Property Law Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" 2023 Annual Conference and the 5th "Intellectual Property Macau Forum" with the theme, organized by the Intellectual Property Law Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (IPLAG), hosted by China Strategy Institute for Intellectual Property, and co-organized by the Faculty of Law at the M.U.S.T. /Macau Intellectual Property Research Center and the Intellectual Property Research Center at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, were held in Guangzhou Science City on December 2nd at 9:30 AM in a grand manner.
Group photo of guests
The following guests, including Deputy Director Chan Tze Wai from the Economic and Technological Development Bureau of the MSAR, Deputy Director Fong Peng Kit from the Legal Affairs Bureau of the MSAR, Professor Wu Han Dong, Honorary Director of the Macau Intellectual Property Research Center and distinguished professor at the Faculty of Law of the M.U.S.T., Vice President Jin Yan from the Guangdong Law Society, Deputy Director Lan Weining from the Market Supervision Administration (Intellectual Property Bureau) of Guangzhou, Director Zhong Zijian from the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Guangzhou Development District, Professor Ma Yide from the School of Public Policy and Management/Intellectual Property College of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Fang Quan, Chairman of the Greater Bay Area Intellectual Property Law Alliance and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the M.U.S.T., and Director Zhang Chi from the China Strategy Institute for Intellectual Property, along with representatives from over thirty member units of the alliance and more than a hundred professionals from the intellectual property field, attended the annual conference and forum.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony
(From left to right: Director Zhang Chi, Director Zhong Zijian, Professor Ma Yide, Professor Wu Han Dong, Deputy Director Chan Tze Wai, Deputy Director Fong Peng Kit, Vice President Jin Yan, Deputy Director Lan Weining, and Chairman Fang Quan)
In her speech, Deputy Director Chan Tze Wai expressed that emerging and cutting-edge technologies are rapidly advancing, posing new demands for intellectual property protection. She encouraged everyone to make full use of the platform provided by Intellectual Property Law Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (IPLAG) and the Intellectual Property Forum to share successful experiences and practices. She emphasized the important role they play in promoting intellectual property development and facilitating high-quality development in the Greater Bay Area, and encouraged them to provide innovative insights for future development.
Speech by Deputy Director Chan Tze Wai
In his speech, Deputy Director Fong Peng Kit expressed that with the increasing cooperation in intellectual property legal services among the Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau regions, Intellectual Property Law Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (IPLAG) can leverage its unique advantages to strengthen exchanges and collaboration among intellectual property experts, scholars, and industry professionals from the three regions. Together, they can explore ways to establish effective mechanisms for resolving intellectual property disputes and promote coordinated development of intellectual property services within the region. He emphasized the alliance's potential to make new contributions to the construction of a regional mechanism for resolving intellectual property disputes.
Speech by Vice Director Fong Peng Kit
In her speech, Chairman Fang Quan expressed that the alliance has been growing and expanding since its establishment five years ago, with a current membership of 36 director units. The alliance will strive with a stronger sense of mission and responsibility to build the Greater Bay Area as a talent incubation base, research hub, and think tank for intellectual property law. They will continue to progress and advance while adhering to the alliance's principles.
Speech by Chairman Fang Quan
During the opening ceremony, Professor Wu Han Dong, Honorary Director of the Macau Intellectual Property Research Center and Distinguished Guest Professor at the Faculty of Law, M.U.S.T., and Professor Ma Yide, Professor at the School of Public Policy and Management/Intellectual Property School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivered keynote speeches on the topics of "The Rule of Law, Historical Perspectives, and Development Perspectives in Intellectual Property Awareness" and "The Development and Prospects of China's Intellectual Property System in the Context of a Healthy China," respectively.
Distinguished Guest Professor Wu Han Dong delivered a keynote speech at the forum
Professor Ma Yide delivered a keynote speech at the forum
Nearly 30 intellectual property experts and scholars participated in in-depth discussions and exchanges on three main topics: "Fundamental Theoretical Research on Intellectual Property System," "Exploration of Intellectual Property System Practices," and "Cutting-edge Issues and Hot Topics in Intellectual Property in the Greater Bay Area and the Hengqin Guangdong-Macau Cooperation Zone."
On the afternoon of December 1st, the Alliance Council held a meeting where they approved the Council's work report, the inclusion of new director units, and the selection of the host for the next annual conference.
Federation Board Meeting
IPLAG（The Intellectual Property Law Alliance of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area）, co-led by the Faculty of Law at the M.U.S.T., the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong, and the School of Intellectual Property at Jinan University, was established in 2018. It currently consists of 36 director units, including intellectual property departments, research institutions, service platforms, and social organizations from universities in the Greater Bay Area. The secretariat is permanently located at the Macau Intellectual Property Research Center, which is a research partner of the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Sciences Research Base.
Highlights of the annual conference and forum:
