China's novel coronavirus pneumonia Shen Changyu held a video conference with the director of the Intellectual Property Office of the United States, Christian alscone, on September 25th. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on the progress of their respective intellectual property rights, bilateral cooperation and the five Bureau of trademark and appearance design during the new crown pneumonia epidemic. They signed the two bureaus trademark information exchange agreement and the 2021 annual Beijing convention. Work plan for bilateral cooperation.

Shenchangyu said that China and the EU, as the two major economies in the world, maintain close exchanges and cooperation. In the field of intellectual property, since the establishment of strategic partnership between China National Intellectual Property Office and EU Intellectual Property Office in 2012, the two bureaus have carried out practical cooperation in various fields such as legal policy, data exchange, information tools and personnel training. This year, although the cooperation between the two bureaux is affected by the epidemic, interaction is still frequent, and the strategic partnership has developed steadily. It is hoped that, with the joint efforts of both sides, cooperation in various fields will be deepened, and that high-quality services will be provided to intellectual property users of China and Europe, and the development of China EU relations will be promoted.

Christian alshanbo said that during the outbreak, China's intellectual property industry continued to steadily advance, providing valuable experience for the EU Intellectual Property Office. The signing of the two documents is of great significance, indicating that even in special circumstances, the two bureaus still maintain good cooperation relationship, and more users will benefit from them.

It is understood that the Sino EU trademark information exchange agreement is the first data cooperation agreement in the trademark field signed by the State Intellectual Property Office of China. The agreement will promote the two bureaus to share trademark data and enhance China's international influence in the field of trademarks.