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2024 New Materials IP Forum (1st Edition · Shanghai)

28 December 2024Shanghai, China · Shanghai Pagoda Baisha HotelNMIPF-2024

About the Conference

About the Conference

The 2024 New Materials IP Forum took place on 28 December 2024 in Shanghai. It was hosted by the Shanghai New Materials Association and Zhichan Huicui, with guidance and support from the Xinjiang Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and the Xinjiang New Materials Society.

Under the theme "Innovation leads, IP safeguards", the forum focused on advanced metals, polymers, frontier materials, electronic information materials, new-energy materials, biomedical materials, advanced composites and chemical new materials, bringing together corporate IPR, legal and R&D teams with practitioners from the legal and judicial communities.

The programme ran across morning and afternoon sessions plus two roundtables, covering equivalents in patent infringement, enforcement strategy for new-materials patents, AI-driven patent systems, trade secret enforcement, patent filing practice and IP due diligence for outbound investment, with a networking dinner and exhibition booths.

On Site

Moments

Why Attend

Highlights

  • 01

    Co-hosted by the Shanghai New Materials Association and Zhichan Huicui, supported by two Xinjiang industry bodies

  • 02

    Coverage spanning advanced metals, polymers, electronic information, new energy, biomedical and chemical materials

  • 03

    8 keynotes and 2 roundtables focused on patent enforcement and trade secrets

  • 04

    Networking dinner and four exhibitor booths connecting industry, academia and service providers

Topics & Agenda

Key Topics

Morning — Patent Infringement and Enforcement

04
  • The doctrine of equivalents in patent infringement
  • Patent enforcement strategy and practice for new materials
  • AI-driven patent systems supporting technological self-reliance
  • Applying patented technology in chemical new-materials production units

Afternoon — Patent Analytics and Filing Practice

04
  • Patent analytics empowering chemical new-materials R&D
  • Trade secret enforcement strategy for new-materials companies
  • Patent filing practice for new-materials companies
  • IP due diligence essentials for outbound investment by new-materials companies

Roundtable Discussions

02
  • IP management and patent portfolio practice in new-materials companies
  • Compliance risk, dispute resolution and IP protection in new-materials R&D

Overview of Speakers

Speakers

  • He Koubao

    He Koubao

    Shanghai New Materials Association

    Secretary-General (Opening Remarks)

  • Qin Jie

    Qin Jie

    Beijing Sanju Sunshine IP Agency

    Deputy Manager, Foreign Affairs (Moderator)

  • Song Jian

    Song Jian

    Jiangsu Provincial High People's Court

    Former Chief Judge, IP Tribunal

  • Wang Xiaodong

    Wang Xiaodong

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Partner

  • Wang Xiaodong

    Wang Xiaodong

    Tongfang Knowledge Network (CNKI)

    Deputy General Manager, Enterprise Products

  • He Kun

    He Kun

    Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Co., Ltd.

    Senior Expert / Professor-level Senior Engineer / Deputy Technical Director

  • Yuan Xiaoliang

    Yuan Xiaoliang

    CNPC Refining and New Materials IP Support Center

    Deputy Director

  • Ye Jianmei

    Ye Jianmei

    King & Wood Mallesons (Shanghai)

    Partner

  • Zuo Yong

    Zuo Yong

    Jiangsu Cnano Technology Co., Ltd.

    Legal Director

  • Li Jinliang

    Li Jinliang

    Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd.

    Head of IP

Panel Discussions

Panel|IP management and patent portfolio practice in new-materials companies

Panel|IP management and patent portfolio practice in new-materials companies

Host: Ye Jianmei (Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Shanghai)

Panellists:

  • Wang Wenfang (Patent Lead, IP Department, Tronox New Materials Group)
  • Xing Jing (IP Director, Shandong Sinocera Functional Material)
  • Han Qiang (IP Director, Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology)
Panel|Compliance risk, dispute resolution and IP protection in new-materials R&D

Panel|Compliance risk, dispute resolution and IP protection in new-materials R&D

Host: Zhao Yunhu (Partner, Dentons Shanghai)

Panellists:

  • Zhou Bing (APAC IP Manager, Saint-Gobain)
  • Lin Yanhua (Professor-level Senior Engineer, Former Deputy Director, Shanghai IP Protection Center)
  • Ji Haixia (Technology Management Manager, Shanghai Pujing Chemical Technology)
  • Xie Zhengpeng (Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Xinbodi Chemical Technology Services)

Hosted By

Organisers

  • Zhichan Huicui
  • Shanghai New Materials Association

Supported By

Supporters

  • Xinjiang Nonferrous Metals Industry AssociationXinjiang Nonferrous Metals Industry Association
  • Xinjiang New Materials SocietyXinjiang New Materials Society

In Partnership With

Partners

  • King & Wood Mallesons
  • Lung Tin Law Firm
  • PatentSino IP Firm
  • CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure)
  • Beijing Sino-Creativity IP Agency

NMIPF-2024 · see you at the next edition

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Full Report

Read the full post-event report

Originally published on our WeChat account, including the full session recap and photo gallery.