On 30th April, the "IP Plus" International Intellectual Property Professional Exchange Series, including the "Webinar on the Latest Development of Pharmaceutical Patent Protection in Europe and the National Application of Intellectual Property Rights", was successfully held in an online format. The seminar was hosted by the Capital Intellectual Property Service Association and Beijing (Zhongguancun) International Intellectual Property Service Hall, and organised by Beijing Zhiqi Beidou Intellectual Property Consulting Company Limited and German law firm Stolmár & Partner.

The seminar not only gained the attention of practitioners from member organisations, IP service organisations and research institutes in Zhongguancun, but also attracted representatives from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Tensil Pharmaceuticals Group, Baizi Divine Bio-technology Co Ltd, and CZT Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd, and other well-known pharmaceutical companies.

 The seminar consisted of two parts: firstly, Dr. Matthias Stolmár, founding partner of Stolmár & Partner, introduced how applicants can optimise the layout of European patents after the implementation of the European Unified Court System and how to make use of the European national phase patents, etc.; and secondly, Dr. Denise Nestle-Nguyen, Patent and Trademark Attorney, gave a lecture on European Patent Layout and how to use the European national phase patents. Nguyen talked about the latest progress and case analysis of biomedical patent protection at the European Patent Office, and made an in-depth analysis of the latest cases. The participants highly appreciated this activity and hoped that more similar seminars could be held in the future to enable enterprises to have a deeper understanding of the examination procedures of IPR applications in different countries, so as to escort enterprises to "go global".

Dr Matthias Stolmár on how to optimise the European patent landscape, how to use European national phase patents, etc.

Presentation by Dr Denise Nestle-Nguyen on the latest developments and case studies on biomedical patent protection at the European Patent Office (I)

Presentation by Dr Denise Nestle-Nguyen on the latest developments and case studies on biomedical patent protection at the European Patent Office (Ⅱ)

Our association and Beijing (Zhongguancun) International Intellectual Property Service Hall will organise IP-related activities in various forms to build a platform for international exchanges among the IP community and continue to promote international exchanges and cooperation in the industry.