In August 26th, during the intellectual property week in Singapore, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore held the "intellectual property Leadership Forum" through video conferencing. It invited the heads of intellectual property institutions in China, Japan, Britain and the United States and the chairman of the International Trademark Association to discuss how to promote global innovation, recovery and growth during COVID-19. Shenchangyu, director of the State Intellectual Property Office of China, was invited to attend the event and make keynote speech.

Shenchangyu introduced several measures taken by the State Intellectual Property Office of China in protecting the rights and interests of applicants, supporting the research and research of epidemic prevention and control, supporting the resumption of work and reproduction of market subjects and strengthening international cooperation during the epidemic. After China novel coronavirus pneumonia, the Chinese government insisted on the principle of "people first and life foremost" and adopted the most comprehensive, strictest and thorough preventive and control measures. It resolutely curbed the spread of the epidemic and actively carried out international cooperation in prevention and control. It also made overall plans to promote the prevention and control of epidemic diseases and the development of economic society, and achieved significant strategic results. The development of intellectual property in China remained stable during the epidemic period. In the first half of this year, both patent applications for invention and trademark applications were growing, which also showed that the innovation subjects and market subjects in the epidemic environment still have confidence. The State Intellectual Property Office of China will continue to work with intellectual property agencies in various countries and regions to deepen exchanges and cooperation, strengthen communication and coordination, jointly respond to the challenges brought by global public crisis, and promote innovation, recovery and growth.

Chen Huijing, director of Singapore Intellectual Property Office, said that in the era of globalization, intellectual property played an important role in promoting innovation and service innovation. She hoped that all countries would work together to expand the scope of cooperation, jointly respond to the epidemic and promote the development of intellectual property.

During the forum, the keynote speeches were made by the chief of the Japanese concession office, Dr. droguminxiu, Tim moss, director of the British Intellectual Property Office, Andre Janku, director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and Etian ashardo, President of the International Trademark Association.