On April 1st, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Commisioner Tian Lipu met with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Deputy Director-General Geoffrey Onyeama in Beijing. Both sides exchanged views on issues related to intellectual property.

Tian expressed that China had always given its priority to development. Currently, China is concentrating on transition of its economic development mode, which serves both as a goal and means. In this process, intellectual property right is a powerful tool to support development. Tian pointed out that China is a developing country, and SIPO takes the cooperation with developing countries seriously, including Africa, Central Asia, the Gulf nations and other countries. China is willing to share its IP development experience, use its limited resources and capabilities to have close cooperation with other developing countries. SIPO would like to maintain closer ties to World Intellectual Property Organization for further and exchanges and cooperation.

Geoffrey Onyeama said that China attached importance not only to the development of IP system, but also to the role of IP in the development process. World Intellectual Property Organization believes that China is determined and able to use IP as a tool for national development and China has become a model for IP development. WIPO will continue to support China's development effort, and the close cooperation tie between SIPO and WIPO, thus give rise to a more fruitful result from their friendly cooperation.

2010-04-15

2010-04-15