On August 3rd, the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the Taizhou Lawyers Association and the Seminar on Intellectual Property Legal Service Products were held at Liqun Institute. The meeting was hosted by the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the Taizhou Lawyers Association, co organized by Zhejiang Liqun Law Firm, and hosted by Liang Feng, Director of the Legal Department of the Taizhou Municipal Bureau of Justice and Secretary General of the City Lawyers Association More than 20 colleagues in the field of intellectual property, including Xing Yong, the head of Taizhou Tianqi Patent Agency (general partnership), and members of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of Taizhou Lawyers Association, attended the meeting.

Review and prospect

At the meeting, Lawyer Mao Lingjian, Deputy Director of Liqun Institute, as the Director of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee, reported on the progress of the work since the establishment of the Intellectual Property Committee and the work arrangement plan for 2019; Director Liang Feng, on behalf of the Taizhou Municipal Bureau of Justice and the Taizhou Lawyers Association, affirmed and raised expectations for the work of the Intellectual Property Commission. At the same time, he also read out the list of members of the Taizhou City to create the best business environment for intellectual property legal services preaching group; In order to better promote the work and business research of the Intellectual Property Commission, a professional research group was also established at the meeting, focusing on sub fields such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

Communication and Discussion

Lawyer Zheng Caiwei, Deputy Director of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Zhejiang Lawyers Association, President of the Taizhou Intellectual Property Protection Association, and Director of Zhejiang Evergreen Law Firm, combined practical experience to share relevant legal services on patent protection from patent evaluation reports, patent application documents, patent registration books, patent invalidation declarations, intellectual property customs filing, exhibition intellectual property complaints, and enterprise intellectual property management standards.

Lawyer Xiang Junyong, Deputy Director of the Municipal Intellectual Property Commission, analyzed the relationship between brands and trademarks from two aspects: the concept of brands and the definition of trademarks. From the perspective of legal and commercial management, he provided his own opinions and suggestions on the problems that can be solved by the "effective use of trademarks and proactive evidence management" system.

Xing Yong, the head of Taizhou Tianqi Patent Agency (general partnership), introduced the relevant concepts and advantages of patent mining, and shared effective methods for patent mining from both technical and legal perspectives.

In addition, the committee members also exchanged views on intellectual property services in Taizhou, issues encountered during the practice process, and the later work of the Intellectual Property Commission.

Development and Innovation

The convening of this meeting has enhanced communication among members of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the Municipal Lawyers Association, and through the sharing and discussion of intellectual property legal service products, it has broadened the legal service awareness dimension of participating lawyers and improved their intellectual property legal service capabilities. As one of the largest and most comprehensive law firms in Taizhou City, Liqun Law Firm will also take this conference as an opportunity to play an innovative driving role in development, explore the intellectual property legal service market and serve the development of Taizhou enterprises with better service models.