On May 18th, a delegation led by Joel B. Blank, IP Attaché of U.S. Embassy in China and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office visited Guangdong Intellectual Property Office. Deputy Director General Xie Hong met the delegation.

Xie Hong introduced to the guests the development of intellectual property (IP) and the latest progress in IP of Guangdong Province in recent years. Both parties held a discussion on the latest trend of patent protection and operation in the U.S. and China, and exchanged their views on intensified cooperation between them in IP-related personnel training, public service, innovation, research, etc. Xie Hong also expressed her wish to deepen exchanges in the future work in order to promote the development in intellectual property of both parties.  (Translated from SIPO Website Chinese Version)