A few days ago, sponsored by the State Intellectual Property Office, undertaken by China intellectual property newspaper and co sponsored by Yunnan Intellectual Property Office, the 2020 national training course for intellectual property news reporters (special topic of geographical indications) opened in Kunming. Nearly 70 correspondents from more than 20 provinces, cities, autonomous regions and patent and trademark examination cooperation centers participated in the meeting. Fang Tao, director of Yunnan Intellectual Property Office, attended the opening ceremony.

During the 4-day training, the correspondents conducted a comprehensive study on the promotion and construction experience of brand value of geographical indication products, the basis of news gathering and editing of geographical indication, and news photography of geographical indication. They went deep into the enterprise to visit and investigate and understand the development of the enterprise.

The purpose of this training course is to show the effectiveness of using geographical indications to promote agriculture, publicize the working experience of the pilot areas of the reform of the use of special signs for geographical indication protection products, and cultivate a team of correspondents who meet the needs of geographical indication work. (Yunnan)