On November 28, 2017, at the invitation of the Russian Technology Transfer Association, the Russian Export Center, the Russian Internet Development Fund and the Russia-China Law Society, Unitalen lawyers, Lei Zhao and Wei Pan, attended a symposium on China’s intellectual property held in Mosco.

The conference aims to explore how Russian companies can protect intellectual property and avoid business risks in China. During the conference, attendees exchanged opinions on patent and copyright protection of software, patent protection of pharmaceuticals, trends of patent protection, administrative enforcement and judicial protection of intellectual property rights in China, as well as technology secrets and trademark protection strategies.  Unitalen Lawyer Wei Pan gave introduction on the general situation of patent prosecution and litigation in China, revision of reexamination guideline, and the ongoing 4th revision of Patent Law, while Lei Zhao focused on the development of China’s IP enforcement from practical perspective and shared typical cases concerning trademark protection and trade secret protection.