Recently, the 2026 IP5 Deputy Heads of Office Meeting was held online. Zhang Zhicheng, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), led the Chinese delegation to the meeting.

The meeting reviewed the progress of various working group activities as well as achievements of the roadmap for emerging technologies and artificial intelligence. Participants also approved a project on the exchange of statistical data related to frontier technology patents. The five offices agreed to further take industry needs in emerging technologies and artificial intelligence into account in their future cooperation, and reached consensus on the revised IP5 Vision Statement. In addition, the five offices reached principled agreement on optimizing the working mechanisms of the IP5 Deputy Heads of Office Meeting and various working groups.

Officials from relevant departments of CNIPA also attended the meeting.(Translated from CNIPA Website Chinese Version)