On June 2, the Sino-Europe Internet Intellectual Property Protection (E-Commerce) Seminar, which is co-hosted by China Ministry of Commerce and EU Delegation to China, was held in Beijing New World Hotel. Experts from both China and Europe made their keynote speeches, followed by an in-depth roundtable discussion on Sino-EU Internet IP protection.

Mr. Yongbo Li, senior partner of Unitalen Attorney at Laws and vice-president of INTA Anti Unfair Competition Committee, was invited to give a speech on “Internet platforms’obligation of scrutiny against IP infringement”. He introduced the trend of E-Commerce, and explained the stipulations in the Tort Law and the Consumer Protection Law concerning the liabilities of internet platform on IP protection through case study and sharing of his own practice experience. To conclude, Mr. Yongbo Li addressed the fact that most courts in trials are paying more and more attention to examine whether internet platform operators have performed their due diligence, i.e. whether the internet sellers’identity document and business license have been recorded, and whether there is an authorization from the IP right owner.