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Ms. Christine (Yaotian) Chai, managing partner of Aurilex, participated to the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) World Congress in Istanbul on 22-25 October 2023. The annual AIPPI World Congress is the one of the most important worldwide meetings of professionals in Intellectual Property from different countries. The AIPPI is an international organization that aims to develop and improve the worldwide intellectual property protection. Aurilex is delighted to exchange with IP professionals from all over the world and looks forward to continuing to render a high-quality service thanks to its expertise and extensive network.
The head of Aurilex, Ms. Christine (Yaotian) Chai, is honored to have been selected in the 2023 Education Program of the European Office of Intellectual Property (EUIPO) for Practitioners (ETMD EP Practitioners Program). Trainers of this program are all experienced examiners or staff of the EUIPO. Participants include selected legal practitioners from different countries of the EU. The insights and expericens provided by the this valuable program will be to the great benefit of the clients.
On 1 June 2023, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) finally came into force after years of negotiations between Member States. The project was launched by the UPC Agreement of 19 February 2013, signed by 25 Member States, and ratified by 17 of them. This means that the long awaited Unitary Patent in Europe could now finally offer a new alternative to patent applicants and holders, besides the traditional European patents. Recently, the head of Aurilex, Ms. Christine(Yaotian) Chai, has been interviewd by Xinhua News on the topic of unitary patents and given useful insights into the UPC system. For an extract of interview in Chinese, please click on the link below: 欧盟启动单一专利制度提升创新竞争力
The "2023 Smart Connected Vehicles Legal Forum" was successfully held in Beijing on March 30, 2023, organised by Beijing Intellectual Property Office and co-organised by the Smart Industry Research Center of Zhongguancun Institute, the Technology Law Research Center of Beijing University of Technology and China Intellectual Property Magazine. The article "Data Compliance and Governance of Chinese Smart Connected Vehicle Companies in Europe" of Ms. Christine(Yaotian) CHAI, head of Aurilex, was honored to be selected in the special issue of China Intellectual Property Magazine as the collection of this conference. 2023年3月30日，在北京市知识产权局的指导下，由中关村知识产权战略研究院智能产业研究中心、北京理工大学智能科技法律研究中心与《中国知识产权》杂志联合主办的“2023智能网联汽车法律论坛”在北京成功举行。Aurilex律师事务所负责人柴耀田律师所撰写的《中国智能网联汽车企业在欧洲的数据合规与治理》一文有幸入选作为会刊的《中国知识产权》杂志。