On September 12, 2024, the 2024 LES China Annual Conference was successfully held in Beijing.
The Conference focused on the theme of: “IP Commercialization Drives Sustainable Innovation” and 240 participants engaged in IP commercialization attended from various countries.

The Conference hosted more than 40 speakers from well-known domestic and foreign companies, scientific research institutions, intellectual property service organizations, law firms, and competent administrative authorities. This included Adeia, Alibaba Pictures, Avanci, Dolby, Ligue de Football Professionnel, Philips, Qualcomm, Huawei, InterDigital, LOT Network, New Classics Media, Nokia, Sisvel, TCL, Xiaomi, ZTE, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Center, Beijing Intellectual Property Protection Center, and others.

Attendees discussed hot topics related to IP commercialization, which strengthens cooperation and exchanges between parties.

Shaohui Yuan, President of LES China, presided over the opening ceremony of the Conference. Jianlong Yu, Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), with Peizhang Wang, Director General of IP Utilization Promotion Department of China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), and Sonja London, President of Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), delivered speeches at the opening ceremony. Mingyuan Chen, Director of Operation System Construction Division of IP Utilization Promotion Department of CNIPA, and Yan Gu, Vice President of the Arbitration Court of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), delivered keynote speeches.

At this Conference six panel discussions were held, with speakers engaging in in-depth discussions on hot topics in terms of intellectual property commercialization and protection.

• PANEL 1:

“IP Commercialization Drives Sustainable Development of industries”

(moderated by Shaohui Yuan, CCPIT & LES China President)

• PANEL 2:

“New Practice in Advancing IP Commercialization”

(moderated by Sonja London, TactoTek & LESI President)

• PANEL 3:

“Mediation – Latest Trends in Dispute Resolution and Deal Making”

(moderated by Hao Ma, Vice Chair of CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Center)

• PANEL 4:

“New Developments in SEP Licensing and Enforcement – Part I”

(moderated by Ningling Wang, Finnegan)

• PANEL 5:

“New Developments in SEP Licensing and Enforcement – Part II”

(moderated by Chunli Bi, Deputy Director of Intellectual Property and Innovation Development Center at China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT))

• PANEL 6:

“Opportunities and Challenges in Trademark and Copyright Licensing”

(moderated by Christopher Shaowei, NTD Law Office)

During the Conference approximately 240 domestic and foreign attendees, including speakers and representatives from well-known companies, actively interacted with each other and exchanged views. They highly appreciated the effect of the Conference and the organization of the Conference and looked forward to attending more future events held by LES China. More than ten representatives from different companies applied to join LES China during the Conference.

Sponsors of the conference included Qualcomm, Chaspark Patent, Xiaomi Group, ZTE Corporation, LOT Network, Avanci, NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys, and Beijing IP Finding Management LTD.

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LESI Coordinates VIP Industry Delegation Visit in China: Connecting West and East

From September 10 to 13, Sonja London, President of LESI, led the LESI VIP Delegation to Beijing and visited a number of administrative authorities and companies in China.

The Delegation visited China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on September 10 and visited BOE Technology Group and Beijing High-level Automated Driving Demonstration Zone Innovation and Operation Centre on the morning of September 11. CNIPA Deputy Commissioner Pengqi Lu and CCPIT Vice Chairman Jianlong Yu met with and had talks with the Delegation, respectively.

In the afternoon of September 11, the Delegation attended the Industry Leadership Meeting of 2024 LES China Annual Conference – Dialogue between Chinese and Overseas Companies. At the Industry Leadership Meeting, Chinese and overseas company representatives engaged in in-depth discussion on topics of Industry Licensing Strategies and Practices, as well as Licensing Policies and Dispute Resolution.

On September 12, the LESI Delegation members then joined the 2024 LES China Annual Conference.