On May 16, the 2nd International Symposium on Intellectual Property, Standards and Anti-Monopoly Law was held in Beijing. Based on the latest characteristics and trends of industry development, delegates conducted in-depth discussions on anti-monopoly enforcement practices and consumer protection, intellectual property protection, patent rights and anti-monopoly law, standard formulation and patent licensing.

     At the seminar, my country's anti-monopoly enforcement work, intellectual property issues in corporate merger and acquisition review, patent management and patent issues in standards have become the most concerned issues in the industry. Among them, the new progress of judicial protection of information network communication rights has attracted much attention.

     A judge from the Intellectual Property Division of the Supreme People's Court introduced the formulation background and problems to be solved of the "Regulations on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Disputes Infringing the Right of Information Network Dissemination (Draft for Comment)". The judge said that in recent years, information related to information The number of cases concerning the right to disseminate on the Internet has increased substantially, which has brought great challenges to judicial practice. In particular, how to define the behavior of information dissemination through the Internet has become the biggest confusion, and the only principled provisions of the Regulations on the Protection of the Right to Disseminate Information on the Internet and the Tort Liability Law are practical Not strong, the judicial interpretation in 2000 can no longer meet the needs of trial practice. The judicial interpretation formulated this time hopes to replace the previous trial standards with legal standards and is more operational. The draft is currently soliciting comments from all walks of life.

     It is reported that the seminar was hosted by the Electronic Intellectual Property Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Industry representatives from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Intellectual Property Office and other relevant leaders and research institutions, as well as domestic and foreign enterprises attended the meeting.