As the sponsor of the annual conference of the China intellectual property law research association, the Beijing Sunshine Intellectual Property and Legal Development Foundation (SSIP) continued to provide financial support for the Annual Conference of this year.

    On November 3-4, 2018, the Annual Conference of China Intellectual Property Law Association for the year of 2018 was held in Xiamen University. This Annual Conference was hosted by China Intellectual Property Law Association, organized by Intellectual Property Research Institute of Xiamen University, co-organized by National Intellectual Property Training (Fujian) Base, Xiamen Intermediate People's Court, School of law of Xiamen University, Intellectual Property Education and Research Association Center of Xiamen University, Innovation and IP Research Center, Tencent Science and Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd, Taiwan Association for the Promotion of Trade Secrets Protection, Good Doctor Pharmaceutical Group, Fujian Branch of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, The Arbitration Center Across The Straits, Fujian Pintong Law Office, Zhongzhen Yinhua (Beijing) intellectual property Agency Co. Ltd, IP House, "Double First-Class" Construction Planning Project of Xiamen University, “the Belt and Road” Research Group and the SSIP.

    At 9 a.m. on November 3, 2018, the opening ceremony of the 2018 Annual Conference of China Intellectual Property Law Association was held in the Lecture Hall on the third floor of the Science and Art Center of Xiamen University

The opening ceremony was presided over by Prof. Liu Chuntian, the President of China Intellectual Property Law Association. Zhang Sujun, Vice President of the China Law Society, first delivered a speech. Zhang Sujun extended warm congratulations on the opening of the Annual Conference, and made a concise summary and introduction of the work in the past year and put forward some expectations for the future work. He Xiaoqing, Execuive Vice President of Fujian Law Society also delivered a speech. As the host of the Annual Conference, she systematically introduced the relevant work of Fujian Province Law Society to the participants and extended warm congratulations on the opening of the Annual Conference of the Intellectual Property Law Association. Later, Yao Huanqing, Vice Secretary-general and Managing Director of China Intellectual Property Law Association and Secretary-general of SSIP, announced the winners of the prize for outstanding papers of young scholars. The leaders attending the opening ceremony presented awards to the winners.

    At the opening ceremony, two scholars also delivered wonderful keynote speeches. The keynote speech section was moderated by Prof. Li Mingde, Executive Vice President of the China Intellectual Property Law Association and Professor of Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Reto Hilty, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany, and Professor Zhang Yuncheng, Director of China Institute of Modern International Relations and Institute of World Economy, gave excellent speeches on "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual property" and "Sino-US Trade friction."

After the opening ceremony, the seminars formally began. The Annual Conference was divided into 13 different sections, and discussed the following 12 topics: “Basic Theory of Intellectual Property Law,” “Issues in the Revision of Patent Law,” “Intellectual Property in the Sports Industry,” “International Intellectual Property,” “Revision of Copyright Law,” “the Legal Issue of Unfair Competition on the Internet,” “The Theory and the Practice of Trademark Law,” “Arbitration and Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Intellectual Property,” “Obstacles in Protecting Trade Secrets,” “Intellectual Property Protection Issues in Biotechnology Medicine ,” and “Intellectual Property Issues in New technological Age.”

    At noon on November 4, 2018, all sections of this annual conference ended successfully and the closing ceremony began. The closing ceremony was presided over by Prof. Li Mingde, Executive Vice President of China Intellectual Property Law Association and Professor of Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Prof. Liu Chuntian, President of China Intellectual Property Law Association and Dean of Academy of IP RUC delivered the concluding speech. And then the Annual Conference of the China Intellectual Property Law Association for the year of 2018 concluded successfully.