On April 15, Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the CNIPA, and Kathi Vidal, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), held a productive meeting in Beijing. The offices shared the latest progress of IP work in their respective countries, exchanged in-depth views on mutual concerns, and signed a new memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two offices.

Under the framework of the new version of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation, the two offices will further expand areas of cooperation and deepen pragmatic cooperation in information exchange, patent and trademark examination, automation, and industrial outreach.

(Source: website of the CNIPA)