AMMAN - With the participation of more than 170 attendees from various Intellectual Property (IP) fields of expertise, Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) held the “International Trademark Forum on Protecting Chinese Trademarks in the Arab, US and Latin American Regions” on May 30, 2007, at the Great Wall, Sheraton Hotel in Beijing.
The forum was co-organized by the Washington-based Intellectual Property (IP) firm Sughrue Mion, PLLC and the Panamanian law firm J. Vega & Asociados.
President of China Trademark Association Li Jianzhong gave the opening remarks in which he thanked the organizers for their contributions to the recent developments in China’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) by holding such events.
“With the acceleration of the integration of global economy, trademarks have become the core competitive edge and the key topic in expanding China’s economic and social developments as well as protecting China’s economy,” AGIP China Office Resident-in-Charge, Ridab Abutaleb, commented.
Participants at the forum represented Chinese associates, trademark owners, IP associations, government officials, in addition to various members of the media including China Central Television (CCTV), People’s Daily Newspaper and China IPRs Magazine. Guest speakers included Lenovo’s IPRs Manager for Brand and Communication and an associate from Liu, Shen & Associates, in addition to others.
“With the recent rise in the number of Chinese trademarks filed internationally, our aim was to provide our associates with a general introduction to IP laws, regulations and practices including registration procedures, requirements and timeframes,” Abutaleb pointed out.
The remarkable success of the event, according to Abutaleb, has motivated the organizers to hold similar activities in the near future.