The First China-Central Asia Heads of Intellectual Property Office Meeting was held in Urumuqi, Xinjiang on July 24. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the CNIPA presided over the meeting, which was attended by CNIPA Deputy Commissioner Lu Pengqi, executives and representatives of the IP offices of the five Central Asian countries. Wang Binying, Deputy Director General of the WIPO was present as an observer.

At the meeting, profound discussions on China-Central Asia cooperation in IP were conducted, and the Joint Statement of the First China-Central Asia Heads of Intellectual Property Office Meeting was passed. The signatory parties agreed on the establishment of the China-Central Asia Heads of Intellectual Property Office Meeting mechanism and to drive the common economic prosperity in the region.

(Source: CNIPA Official WeChat Account)