Gaowo successfully co-organized the 2026 Intellectual Property Nanhu Forum

From April 10th to 12th, 2026, the 2026 Nanhu Forum on Intellectual Property - the International Symposium on "Accelerating High-level Self-reliance and Self-independence in Science and Technology and Intellectual Property Innovation and Development", which has attracted much attention from the global intellectual property community, grandly kicked off in Wuhan.

 This forum is hosted by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, gathering global authoritative experts from government, industry, academia and research to jointly explore the way intellectual property rights can empower scientific and technological innovation and the development of new quality productive forces.Beijing Gaowo Law Firm, as a core co-organizer, has been deeply involved and exclusively hosted a significant sub-forum, highlighting its leading strength in the industry.

This forum, based on the crucial stage of achieving self-reliance and self-independence in science and technology during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, has set up a main forum and eight specialized sub-forums. The topics cover hot issues in all fields such as artificial intelligence, data property rights, patent protection, and brand operation, demonstrating the key role of intellectual property rights in scientific and technological innovation and industrial development.

 Among them, the sub-forum "Brand Operation and Trademark Protection - Global Trademark Protection: Practical Challenges and Innovative Solutions" exclusively hosted by Gaowo has attracted much attention.The Gaowo Forum was jointly hosted by Wang Zhiping, senior consultant of Gaowo and former senior intellectual property consultant of Philips, and Professor Peng Xuelong, director of the Intellectual Property Research Center of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and vice chairman of the China Intellectual Property Research Society.

Chen Xufei, a senior lawyer from Gaowo Law Firm, delivered a keynote speech titled "Discussion on the Current Registration Approval Rate of Trademark Protection in China", deeply analyzing the current trends, difficulties and response strategies of trademark registration, and providing high-value practical guidance for enterprises.

The Gaowo Forum also brings together legal executives from globally renowned enterprises and academic experts. Several experts take turns to give speeches, directly addressing the pain points of global trademark protection:

Qi Xuefeng (Director of Brand Protection of BeiersdorfAG in Asia) :International perspectives on brand protection practices;

Geng Wenjing (Director of Intellectual Property and Media Legal Affairs, L 'Oreal (China) Co., LTD.) : Special Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Brand Protection in the Beauty and Skincare Industry

Zhong Rui (Senior Intellectual Property Manager of ZIPPO (China) Outdoor Products Co., LTD.) : ZIPPO's Online Governance Challenges and Innovative Practices of Full-Chain Protection;

Li Yufeng (Vice President and Professor of the China Intellectual Property Law Research Society) : Legislative Reshaping of Trademark Infringement Standards

Dong Binghe (Professor of Wang Jian Law School, Suzhou University) : Reasonable Boundaries for Cross-class Protection of Well-known Trademarks

Professor Tao Xinliang, honorary dean of the School of Intellectual Property at Shanghai University, and Professor Cong Lixian, tenured professor of the School of International Intellectual Property at Tongji University, respectively commented on this Gaowo Forum. They unanimously agreed that the content of this conference was solid and the perspectives were diverse, which had significant guiding significance for enterprises' trademark protection practices. It was a high-level and fruitful professional exchange.

During the forum, Gaowote set up a professional booth to have face-to-face exchanges with enterprise representatives, scientific and technological innovation elites and intellectual property professionals from all over the country. They discussed practical issues in intellectual property protection and operation and provided customized solutions.