Week of awareness
(China Daily)
Updated: 2012-04-25

 Week of awareness

IP Day poster by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Provided to China Daily

China-US intellectual property working group meeting

March 19-20

Beijing

Organizer: Ministry of Commerce

China-Europe intellectual property working group meeting

March 22

Beijing

Organizer: Ministry of Commerce

Research on folk arts by ethnic groups

March 29

Beijing

Organizer: Ministry of Culture

Writing contest on intellectual property protection

April 1-26

Beijing

Organizer: Ministry of Culture

Winners announced in writing contest on implementing trademark strategy to spur growth

April

Across the country

Organizer: State Administration for Industry and Commerce

Selection of 10 best intellectual property protection cases by customs officials in 2011

April

Across the country

Organizer: General Administration of Customs

Training on customs enforcement

April

Across the country

Organizer: General Administration of Customs

Promotion of geographical indications

April

Across the country

Organizer: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Assessing intellectual property impacts on major economic activities

April 18-20

Beijing

Organizer: State Intellectual Property Office

Intellectual property training

April 23

Xiamen, Fujian province

Organizer: Ministry of Health

Seminar on protection and application of new plant varieties

April 23

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province

Organizer: State Forestry Administration

Press conference on China's intellectual property protection in 2011

April 24

Beijing

Organizers: SIPO, SAIC, National Copyright Administration and the State Council Information Office

IP speeches

April 24-25

Gansu province

Organizer: China Association for Science and Technology

Selection of major events, cases and influential people in intellectual property protection last year

April 25

Beijing

Organizer: SIPO, SAIC and NCA

Release of the annual report on China's trademark strategy

April 20-26

Beijing

Organizer: SAIC

Crackdown on IP violations

April 20-26

Across the country

Organizer: Ministry of Public Security

Enforcing IP laws and strengthened legal practices

April 20-26

Across the country

Organizer: Ministry of Justice

Presentation of research on the animation industry

April 23-27

Yunnan and Zhejiang provinces

Organizer: Ministry of Culture

Open house

April 27

Beijing

Organizer: SIPO

(China Daily 04/25/2012 page17)



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