On March 12, Lu Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), met with a delegation led by Johanna Corbin, Senior Vice President of AbbVie in Beijing.

Lu said that the CNIPA has always been committed to holding an active and open attitude, listening to the opinions and suggestions of foreign-funded enterprises in China, promptly understanding their demands for IPR protection, insisting on treating and protecting the IPRs of domestic and foreign-funded enterprises equally, and striving to create a better innovation and business environment.

Corbin stated that AbbVie highly values the Chinese market and is grateful for the substantial efforts made by the CNIPA in recent years to enhance the IPR protection on pharmaceuticals. AbbVie hopes to continue exchanges on related topics.

CNIPA principal officials responsible for relevant departments also attended the meeting.(Translated from CNIPA Website Chinese Version)