M.U.S.T. Takes Part in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Intellectual Property Trade Expo 2019

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Intellectual Property Trade Expo 2019 was held in Guangzhou from November 12th to 14th. The Faculty of Law of Macau University of Science and Technology participated in the intellectual property trade expo for the first time. As a participant representing the University, it displayed works representing its’ own development achievements, Macao Intellectual Property Research Center and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Intellectual Property Legal Alliance, which was initiated by the Faculty of Law of M.U.S.T., at the Hong Kong and Macao intellectual property display section. The participation was also based on considerations of prompting further exchanges with universities and other entities in the hope of fostering collaborations in intellectual property.

Vice President Jiang Zhihong gave a speech at the Expo

Vice President Jiang Zhihong of M.U.S.T., Executive Vice Dean Fang Quan of Faculty of Law, and Associate Prof. Yi Zaicheng were invited to attend the Intellectual Property Pearl River Forum. Vice President Jiang Zhihong delivered a speech, where he mentioned that M.U.S.T. had signed a series of cooperation framework agreements with the Zhuhai Government in the hope of jointly advancing innovative development of science and technology in the Greater Bay Area and building a Macao-Zhuhai high-quality education and science and technology innovation center. Meanwhile, based in M.U.S.T., the University initiated to establish the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao Science and Technology Alliance, and the Intellectual Property Research Center of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law joined forces with the Faculty of Law of M.U.S.T. to co-build the Macao Intellectual Property Research Center. Such efforts have prompted science exchanges and cooperation in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao effectively, enabled the sharing of resources, created a collaboration mechanism for intellectual property cooperation and improvement of property services in the Greater Bay Area.

Plaque-Unveiling Ceremony

Property Research Institute signed a cooperation agreement. Executive Vice Dean presented the Macau University of Science and Technology Faculty of Law “Internship Base” plaque to ZhongCe Intellectual Property Research Institute. The two parties hope to rely on the Law Practice Teaching Center as platform to engage in cooperation and exchanges of law practices and teaching, foster talents, enable the sharing of resources, and seek joint development. The two parties signed the agreement jointly on the November 14th.

Executive Vice Dean Fang Quan spoke at the Forum

At the Expo, Executive Vice Dean Fang Quan attended the sub-forum and gave a keynote speech titled “Greater Bay Area Legal Cooperation and Education of Cross-Regional Legal Talents”; Associate Prof. Yi ZaiCheng gave a keynote speech titled “Basis and Improvement of Macao Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution Mechanism”.