Allen Zhou | Apr 19, 2022

Dr. Xiuping Ou, a senior advisor at Jiaquan IP Law, was among the second batch of officially designated National Experts on Overseas Intellectual Property Disputes and has also become a member of the Executive Advisory Committee of the International IP Commercialization Council (IIPCC).

The second batch of National Experts on Overseas Intellectual Property Disputes was selected by the National Overseas IP Dispute Response & Guidance Center (“Center”), a public welfare organization jointly established by the China National Intellectual Property Administration and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. All National Experts on Overseas Intellectual Property Disputes are committed to providing guidance and services to Chinese entities regarding the resolution of overseas IP disputes. Their responsibilities include:

1. (1)Providing relevant information such as local intellectual property rules and regulations required to deal with overseas IP disputes.
   
2. (2)Providing suggestions on strategies and precautionary measures for dealing with overseas IP disputes.
   
3. (3)Participating in events organized by the Center (especially for influential or difficult overseas IP disputes), including discussions between experts, guidance or counseling seminars, and industry mentoring programs.
   
4. (4)Providing expert opinions on overseas IP early warning reports and practical guidance to be issued by the Center.
   
5. (5)Participating in other work related to overseas IP disputes arranged by the Center or its local sub-centers.
   
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IIPCC is a global, non-profit, non-partisan, non-government organization. It was first established in 2014 and is headquartered in Hong Kong. It is the first global IP commercialization multidisciplinary NGO based in Asia, providing an “IP-Innopreneurship” platform for enterprises, entrepreneurs, professionals, and innovators around the world. It acts as a permanent observer of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and is widely supported by numerous governments and NGOs. IIPCC currently has eighteen chapters and over 2,000 expert committee members worldwide. As a member of the IIPCC Executive Advisory Committee, Dr. Ou will assist in tasks such as promoting the organization, strengthening its goal of promoting IP commercialization, participating in its events, and providing the leadership, wisdom, and creativity necessary for formulating IIPCC’s future policies and direction throughout the next two years.