Summary Report by Jan Modin, FICPI Vice President:

Recently, a symposium was held in Beijing, at the Kempinski Hotel, 19-21 September 2007. It was organised by FICPI and its Chinese Section. This section was established last year, and the object of the symposium was to consolidate FICPI´s involvement in China and to increase the mutual understanding between Chinese professionals and practitioners from other parts of the world.

There were a good number of participants, in total about 250 delegates, almost half of them from China. Some 40 examiners from the Chinese Patent Office (SIPO) took part, and many ideas and views on IP were exchanged.

Numerous presentations were made, with parallel Power Point slides in English and in Chinese and simultaneous interpretation from English to Chinese, and vice versa. The English versions of these presentations are now available on this website, see the appended list of files.

The first day was devoted to patent claim drafting and enforcement in Europe, the US and in China. A running example was used to illustrate various legal and practical points, namely the LEGO toy building elements. See the following documents:

FICPI-LEGO Basic specification

Session 1. Jan Modin: Patent Claim Drafting.ppt
Session 2. Daniel Alge:
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 1.ppt
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 2.ppt
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 3.ppt
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 4.ppt
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 5.ppt
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 6.ppt
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 7.ppt
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 8.ppt
The LEGO-BRICK Basic Patent Specification - Part 9.ppt
Session 3. David Bannerman: EPO model.ppt
Session 4. Jason Cooper: Claiming to Avoid Amendment.ppt
Session 5. Danny Huntington: US Model.ppt
Session 6. Bill Edgar: Embodiments of Accused Block.ppt
Session 7. Eric le Forestier: EuropeValid and Infringed.ppt
Session 8. Bill Schuurman: EuropeValid and Infringed.ppt
Session 9. Xiaoguang Yang: Invention or Utility Model.ppt
Session 10. Alexander Bulling: European Community Design.ppt


The next day dealt with trademark and design topics, also from other jurisdictions, e.g. Canada, Australia and Japan. In a special session, high rank Chinese Officials spoke on the upcoming changes in Chinese IP laws and practice, including enforcement in the courts and through administrative measures. See the documents:

Session 11. Rengan Shan: Patent and Copyright Protections for Industrial Designs.ppt
Session 12. Zean Zhang: Canada's "Copyrighted" Model.ppt
Session 13. David Griffith: PART1 -Non-Traditional Marks.ppt
Session 14. Hiromichi Aoki: Three Dimensional Trademarks in Japan, EU, USA.ppt
Session 15. John B. Hardaway: Sound, Scent and Motion.ppt
Session 16. David Griffith: Part 2 -Traditional Marks.ppt
Session 17. Hiromichi Aoki: Well-known Marks in Japan, EU, USA.ppt
Session 18. John B. Hardaway: Dilution.ppt
Session 19. Jianhua Song: The Third Amendment to the Patent Law of China.ppt
Session 20. Zhang Guangliang: Judicial Protection of IPRs in China.ppt


Finally, the day-to-day work in FICPI was explained by leading FICPI officers, including the work carried out by its Work and Study Commission. See the documents:

Session 21. Yi Tang: IP Protection through Administrative Measures.ppt
Session 22. Julian Crump: Day to Day at FICPI.ppt
Session 23. FICPI slide.ppt
Session 24. Leadership Role of FICPI.ppt


Thanks to a diligent and well-planned work by the local FICPI Secretariat, the symposium evolved successfully in a framework of pleasant social activities. Certainly, the mutual understanding was facilitated, and the attendees left with an increased appetite to learn more about IP in the various jurisdictions.