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IPD organises first Mainland Enterprises' IP Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou (with photos)
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     The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration) jointly organised the Mainland Enterprises' Intellectual Property (IP) Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou, themed "Hong Kong professionals empowering Mainland enterprises to go global and strengthen globalisation strategies" to promote Hong Kong's IP professional services to enterprises in Guangdong Province today (June 26). To align with the National 15th Five-Year Plan supporting Hong Kong to develop into a regional IP trading centre, the IPD organised its first go-global business matching session outside Hong Kong, aiming to assist Mainland enterprises in expanding to overseas markets through Hong Kong's professional services. The event was met with an enthusiastic response, bringing together more than 150 representatives from Guangdong's innovation and technology and cultural and creative industries, members of Hong Kong's IP professional bodies, and government officials from Guangdong and Hong Kong.

     Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Director of Intellectual Property, Mr David Wong, said that this year marks the opening year of the National 15th Five-Year Plan. With its advantages as a highly market-oriented and international economy underpinned by the rule of law, Hong Kong will proactively integrate into the country's overall development and leverage the strength of its professional services to assist enterprises in their going-global endeavours. As a "super connector" and "super value-adder", Hong Kong is equipped with the unique advantages of the "one country, two systems" principle, a sound common law system, an international business environment, a robust IP protection regime and world-class professional services, and is an ideal platform for Mainland enterprises to expand into overseas markets.

     During the thematic seminar, expert speakers from Hong Kong presented on a range of go-global topics, including Hong Kong's business environment and enterprise support measures, IP risk management and cross‑border dispute resolution, and global patent layout and internationalisation strategies. Using case studies as a starting point, the seminar focused on the key issues regarding IP strategy and risk responses that Mainland enterprises face when going global.

     The core of the event featured business matching sessions empowering Mainland enterprises to leverage Hong Kong's IP professional services for going global and driving their expansion into overseas markets. Hong Kong has a comprehensive IP professional services network, covering high value‑added services such as IP law, mediation and arbitration, accounting, finance, valuation, management, consulting and agency services, which can provide Mainland enterprises with one-stop support ranging from patent layout and risk management to IP commercialisation and financing. The IPD arranged one‑on‑one targeted matching meetings between Mainland enterprises seeking to expand their businesses overseas and members of Hong Kong's IP professional bodies (including practising solicitors and patent agents). In total, close to 50 one-on-one business matching sessions were completed. The matching covered enterprises' essential needs for going global and addressed challenges and issues enterprises may encounter during the overseas expansion process, including cross‑border IP registration and global strategic positioning, cross‑border dispute resolution, international licensing and IP financing.

     The event was one of the projects conducted under the collaboration framework of the Guangdong/Hong Kong Expert Group on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Expert Group), with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Guangzhou Development District Intellectual Property Office as co-organisers. The event was also supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

     The IPD will continue to deepen exchanges and co-operation between the IP sectors in the Mainland and Hong Kong under frameworks such as the Expert Group, and will continue to promote Hong Kong's IP professional services through the annual Business of IP Asia Forum, with a view to consolidating Hong Kong's role as a regional IP trading centre. This year's Forum will be held November 19 and 20.

     Details of the event are available on the IPD's website (www.ip.gov.hk).
 
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The Intellectual Property Department and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration) jointly organised the Mainland Enterprises' Intellectual Property (IP) Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou today (June 26) to promote Hong Kong's IP professional services to enterprises in Guangdong Province. Photo shows the Director of Intellectual Property, Mr David Wong, speaking at the opening ceremony.
The Intellectual Property Department and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration) jointly organised the Mainland Enterprises' Intellectual Property (IP) Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou today (June 26) to promote Hong Kong's IP professional services to enterprises in Guangdong Province. Photo shows the Director of Intellectual Property, Mr David Wong (second left), and other officiating guests at the event.
The Intellectual Property Department and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration) jointly organised the Mainland Enterprises' Intellectual Property (IP) Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou today (June 26) to promote Hong Kong's IP professional services to enterprises in Guangdong Province.
The Intellectual Property Department and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration) jointly organised the Mainland Enterprises' Intellectual Property (IP) Go-Global Business Matching Session in Guangzhou today (June 26) to promote Hong Kong's IP professional services to enterprises in Guangdong Province. Photo shows representatives of Mainland enterprises participating in the business matching sessions, leveraging Hong Kong's IP professional services to expand into overseas markets.