In June 8th,Mr.Chen Hongbing, the Director of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Office inChina (WOC)visited Shanghai International College of Intellectual Property (SICIP) of Tongji University. Prof.Lei Xinghui,VicePresident of Tongji University;Mr.Lv Guoqiang, WIPO consultant; Prof. Shan Xiaoguang,theDean ofSICIP; Mr. Li Jianchang, the Secretary of the CPC Committee of SICIP; Prof.Zhu Xuezhong,theVice Dean of SICIP, associate Prof. Yu Xinmiao, the Vice Dean of SICIP,associateProf.Jiang Nan,the DeputySecretary ofCPC Committee of SICIP; andother faculty members attended the meeting.
Prof. Lei delivered a welcome speech and expressed his sincere thanks to WIPO and WOC for their long-time support, and introduced the major measures to strengthen the construction of intellectual propertydisciplineinSICIP.Lei hoped that the college, under the guidance of the WIPOOffice inChina, willmake more achievements incultivation of international high-end talents,academic research and social services. Associate Prof. Yu then introduced the construction and development ofSICIP.
Chen Hongbing said, as the unique cooperation partner with WIPO forpostgraduate program in China,SICIPhas steadily promoted various work, achieved a good beginning and won a wide range of social reputationafter more than one year's constructionunder the supportof the Shanghai municipal government and Tongji University. He pointed out that the WOC aims to strengthen cooperation with relevant government departments and academics in China, organize publicity activities, popularize intellectual property awareness,andpromote WIPO international intellectual property services and products. In recent years, many achievements have been made in the construction of distance learning platform, curriculum promotion and degree programcooperation. He stressed thatSICIP has a bright future in cooperation with WIPO. In the future, the two sides can strengthen exchanges in students'internship, enrollment publicity and cooperation inacademic research projects, enrich the form of cooperation, broaden the field of cooperation, promote the rapid development of the college, and realize thepurpose of establishing the college fortraining of international high-end intellectual propertytalents and building intellectual property think tanks with international influence at an early date.
Shan Xiaoguang said,SICIP will further work with the WIPO officein Chinato promote the vigorous development of the WIPO joint-master program.
WIPO is a globalinstitute to promote intellectual property policies, services, information and cooperation. It has 191 members and provide global services for cross-border protection of intellectual property rights and dispute resolution, including international registration of patents through the Patent Cooperation Treaty, international registration of trademarks through the Madrid system,internationalregistration of designs through the Hague system, andoffering alternative mechanisms for dispute settlement and arbitration of intellectual property rights.TheWIPOOfficein Chinawas established in Beijing in July 2014. It is the fourth foreign office established by WIPO afterhaving offices inJapan, Singapore and Brazil, which provides a newbond and an important platform for the cooperation and exchange between China andWIPO.
