IP China 2009 The 5th China Integrated Circuit & Software
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Intellectual Property Summit forum

Background

* Foreign-related IP disputes over software occur frequently, and the independent innovation of China’s IT industry faces challenges
——In recent years，foreign-related IP cases substantially increased in China, like TSMC prosecuted SMIC, Cisco prosecuted Huawei and so on. Domestic companies paid a high price because of the “IP Traps” which transnational giants set. These disputes’ costs and scope has become ever bigger. From Traditional industries such as lighters, zippers and Writing pen, to high-tech industries as Bio-pharmaceuticals, digital chips, there are becoming a frequent occurrence of local action.
* Obviously the IP problems in software with change, Patentees begin to seek the right to protection of intellectual property rights.
——The software industry since its birth, has been suffering against piracy. Although major software companies has used various means to deal with all kinds of abuse that all types of piracy and illegal downloads，The effect of these actions was very small.
In 2004，Sun Company reached a settlement with Kodak for a lawsuit related Java software patent, and also agreed to pay 92 million dollars in patent licensing fees. Nowadays, the intellectual property risks of Open-source software are widespread concerned. And even worse, the EU has made out a 900 million euro ticket to Microsoft based on anti-monopoly law. Obviously the IP problems in software with change, Patentees begin to seek the right to protect intellectual property rights.
* Technical problems challenge judicial judgment, Identification of the authority of the report is beginning as an important role.
——In March 12, 2008, the infringement case Foxconn litigate BYD rise to criminal proceedings by civil action. By referencing identification conclusion issued by two forensic center, Courting to cross-examine, Shenzhen Baoan court made a ruling, the defendant had been convicted of military charges by violated the Foxconn Technology Group's commercial secrets.
* Along with the issuance of National Intellectual Property Strategy Guidelines, the construction of China’s intellectual property system enters into a strategic opportunity phase.
——From the proposal to strongly promote intellectual property strategy in the 17th CPC National Congress to the issuance of National Intellectual Property Strategy, a series of measures indicate that the construction of China’s intellectual property system has entered into a key strategic initiative period. China’s intellectual property is facing unprecedented historical development opportunity as well as new domestic and international challenges.
As an active response to the call of the nation to fully implement intellectual property strategy, and to promote the grand strategic goal of building a strong Chinese IT industry, IP China 2009 - The 5th China Software & Integrated Circuit Intellectual Property Summit Forum will be held ceremoniously on Nov. 12-13, 2009 in Beijing.


Purposes

*Build IP information communication platform for government and enterprises and enable them to give voices
*Analyze the latest trends of domestic and overseas software IP protection and explain the latest progress of the IPR policies in standard
*Provide training courses about IP law and IP management practice and share the advanced IP work concepts of domestic and overseas.

Feature

Specialized international IP summit forum, and open frontier information sharing and business communication
—— Domestic and overseas over 100 IT enterprises and public units and authoritative IP service agencies will carry out information sharing and business communication from various perspectives;

Interactive platform for domestic and overseas IP elites, forward-looking high-end IP training and theory exploration
—— Senior experts and management elites from government departments, universities, law firms and enterprises will conduct in-depth discussion on IP operation experience and practices;

Practical communication of enterprises intellectual property management, and analysis of the latest typical industrial cases
—— Analyze the latest trend of software IP protection, discuss the latest progress of policies on IP in standard, and analyze the impact of anti-monopoly and implementation of national intellectual property strategy to China’s IT industry;

Full-course coverage by famous media to substantially enhance enterprise image and brand value
—— Greatly enhance the market promotion and brand publicity of relevant enterprises through full-course support and coverage of the summit forum by various domestic and overseas famous media

Exhibition Platform

IP China 2008 shall continue to provide exhibition communication platform for cooperative units and guests. An area of 200m2 will be arranged in the venue to exhibit:

1.Domestic and overseas database and software analysis software suppliers;
2.Domestic and overseas intellectual property service agencies and law firms;
3.Domestic and overseas exemplary IP enterprises.