China, India to deepen IPR cooperation

On May 5, Indian officials said that the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Quality Brands Protection Committee under China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (QBPC) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights.

According to the MOU, China and India will hold the annual forum on IPR protection and set up a special working group. At the same time, the two sides will exchange IPR data of service providers and organize a series of publicity and training programs.

CII and QBPC keep holding dialogue annually, discussing key IPR issues of foreign trade partners, patent registration and brand protection mechanism. [Chinese version is available on Cacs.gov.cn]