BEIJING: Judicial bodies from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to enhance cooperation on intellectual property rights to promote international IP protection.
They have also called for extensive exchanges of information and work experience in fighting IP infringement by holding meetings or organizing training programs to improve judges’ abilities to handle IP disputes and promote the professionalism of case hearings.
Their remarks were made at the Third China-ASEAN Justice Forum, which was held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, as well as via video link on Wednesday.
He Rong, executive vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court, said that Chinese courts have always attached great importance to protecting IP rights, “and we’re willing to strengthen cooperation and exchanges with courts of ASEAN members in building IP-related international rules that are open, inclusive, balanced and effective”.
According to her, courts across China firmly stick to the philosophy that protecting IP rights means protecting innovation, with more efforts in improving the professionalism of IP-related case hearings by setting up specialized courts and optimizing adjudication rules.
–The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
