The Second China International Import Expo (#CIIE) will be held from November 5 to 10 at the Shanghai National Convention & Exhibition Center. Relevant preparatory work is underway.

The Second CIIE Action Plan was released 100 days before the opening ceremony, launching a city-wide 100-day IPR protection campaign. The Action Plan requires judicial departments, police and IPR departments in Shanghai to work together to enhance IPR protection, administrative enforcement and customs enforcement, punitively punish IPR crimes and fine-tune dispute resolution mechanisms.

Priority examination for patents related to exhibits of the CIIE is one of the major measures for IPR protection. At the promotional briefing on policies and services for CIIE on July 25, SHIPO Deputy Director-General Lin Guoliang said that a service window would be opened by SHIPO during CIIE to receive such patent applications.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Source:http://www.ciie.org