WIPO China: WIPO Deputy Director General at CIIE 2025 Focus on IP Enforcement Collaboration and Support Innovation-Driven Development

November 5, Shanghai – WIPO Deputy Director General Ms. Wang Binying attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 China International Import Expo (CIIE). Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a keynote speech. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Macut, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria Abbas Tajudeen, President of the National Council of Slovenia Marko Lotric, Special Representative of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Gerd Mueller attended the opening ceremony and delivered remarks. Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebeca Grynspan delivered a video address. About 1,500 government, business and academic representatives from 155 countries, regions and international organizations attended the opening ceremony.

Ms. Wang attended and addressed the Parallel Session of International Cooperation in Protecting IPR and Fighting Against IPR Infringement and Counterfeiting of the 8th Hongqiao International Economic Forum (HQF) on November 6.

In her remarks, Ms. Wang noted that the rapid advancement of digital technologies and the expansion of cross-border trade have made IP enforcement increasingly complex, with infringement methods becoming more concealed and transnational. Effective protection and enforcement of IP rights are essential to promoting economic, social, and cultural development. She commended China’s progress in strengthening its IP protection framework through inter-agency collaboration and nationwide enforcement campaigns, which have significantly stimulated innovation. She highlighted that, according to WIPO's Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025, China entered the global top ten for the first time, with the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster ranking first worldwide, reflecting the strong link between IP protection and innovation-driven growth.

Ms. Wang emphasized that combating infringement and counterfeiting requires joint global efforts. WIPO promotes cooperation through initiatives such as the Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE), fostering experience-sharing among governments, international organizations, and the private sector. Ms. Wang outlined WIPO's six main areas of support for member states – raising public awareness, providing technical assistance, fostering international cooperation, building enforcement capacity, promoting public-private partnerships, and strengthening customs capabilities – and called for deeper collaboration, data integration, and coordinated enforcement to build a fair, balanced, and trusted global IP ecosystem for innovators, creators, and consumers worldwide.

The Forum was jointly hosted by WIPO, Ministry of Commerce of China, State Administration for Market Regulation of China and the Global Alliance for Trade in Services, attracting over 280 Chinese and foreign participants.

During the CIIE sidelines, WIPO Office in China (WOC) co-hosted "the 2025 Conference on IP Protection and Enterprise Internationalization and the Promotion Event for the 'Hundred Chains and Thousand Enterprises' Initiative" with Shanghai IP Office and the China Patent Protection Association. WOC Director Liu Hua attended and addressed the opening ceremony. The event released key outcomes including model cases from the "Hundred Chains, Thousand Enterprises" initiative, green technology innovation examples, an updated SEP service platform, and a new standard for patent pool evaluation. Over 200 representatives from participating cities, leading enterprises, and academia attended the event.