National Knowledge Network News on April 11, jointly sponsored by the State Intellectual Property Office of China and the World Intellectual Property Organization, and undertaken by the Henan Provincial Intellectual Property Office, the Counselor's Office of the Henan Provincial People's Government and the Patent Examination Cooperation Henan Center of the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office The International Symposium on the Effective Use of the Hague Agreement for the International Registration of Industrial Designs” was held in Zhengzhou. He Zhimin, deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Office, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.

He Zhimin said in his speech that design innovation is of great significance to improving the development level of my country's manufacturing industry. In recent years, the State Intellectual Property Office has vigorously promoted the implementation of the "National Intellectual Property Strategy Outline", promoted the revision of relevant patent laws and regulations, and provided institutional support for the improvement and development of my country's design patent protection system. my country is actively promoting its accession to the Hague Agreement on the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The convening of this seminar will help enterprises, R&D institutions, industrial designers and the general public to understand and utilize the domestic and foreign design protection systems, and promote Henan creativity. Industrial development and prosperity.

Yves Kloster, Director of the Information and Promotion Division of the Trademark and Design Department of the World Intellectual Property Organization, informed the delegates of the latest progress of the Hague Agreement. He hoped to further strengthen cooperation with relevant departments of the Chinese government to jointly promote the use of the Hague Agreement in Chinese users. application and promotion.

More than 130 representatives from government departments, enterprises and institutions, institutions of higher learning, industrial design agencies and intellectual property service agencies attended the seminar, and focused on the current situation, latest development and operational practices of design protection systems at home and abroad. In-depth exchanges and discussions were carried out.