United Nations IPMC: China Green Technology IP Managemen Clinic Program Launch Ceremony and First Training Successfully Held
October 29, the launching ceremony and the first Centralized training of China Greentech IP Management Clinic (IPMC) was held in Beijing. The IPMC is organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and implemented by Bluetech Clean Air Alliance (BCAA). Leaders of 25 enterprises from green technology participated in the event. Representatives from WIPO Headquarters, WIPO China Office, and Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Office attended the event, and the international and domestic mentor teams of the IPMC made a centralized appearance, and conducted the first centralized training. The event was hosted by Tonny XIE, Director of Bluetech Clean Air Alliance.
Opening remarks
Silvija Trpkovska, consultant of WIPO said that this year, IP for Business Division, WIPO GREEN, BCAA and WIPO Office in China are extending the project support package by offering technical support to greetech startups and SMEs to develop strengths of their IP strategies by joining the IP management clinic.
Yuhua DENG, Consultant of WIPO Office in China pointed out that today's event is an important part of the Beijing pilot of the WIPO GREEN China city acceleration project and another important milestone in the acceleration program in China. I would like to congratulate WIPO on the successful cooperation with the Blue Alliance, which made this meaningful project possible. This year, we are delighted to welcome Shanghai and Chongqing to the acceleration project, and we look forward to more cities joining in the future to promote the widespread adoption of green technologies in China.
According to Tonny XIE, the IPMC event is specifically for China's green innovation and technology enterprises. The participating companies were selected from hundreds of companies through multiple channels of national and local government departments, and finally 25 companies were selected by WIPO headquarters, covering new energy resources, energy storage, hydrogen energy, green new materials and other industries. The participants of today's IPMC are the core decision-makers of enterprises, which fully reflects the great importance that entrepreneurs attach to intellectual property rights.
Introduction of the IPMC
“So our objective here is straightforward, during the next 4 month, our Team of experts will engage directly with you, to help you develop your IP strategies.” World Intellectual Property Office officer Mathilde TACHON said in introducing the China IPMC for Greentech.“The goal is to support you, strategically leverage your IP Assets in a manner that would minimize risks on the one hand and on the other hand would scale up business opportunities through commercialization. For this particular edition, we are very pleased to welcome SMEs and startups involved with Green technologies, supporting the China’s transition into the green economy.”
Mentor Team Unveiled
The international and domestic instructors who participated in the IPMC appeared in turn and met with the participants.
International experts
Omer HIZIROGLU，Managing Partner, TLs.lP
Chung Min KWAN，Partner, Viering Jentschura &Partner LLP and mbB
Tony LAN，Senior Patent Attorney Yusarn Audrey
TAN Boon Keat (Gilbert)，Regionallp Counsel, YokogawaElectric Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Audrey Yap Su Ming，Partner,Yusarn Audrey
Domestic experts
Yong DENG，Lawyer, Senior Partner,DOCVIT Law Firm
David LIN，Senior Partner, DocVlT Law Firm
Yuanxia LlU，Senior Partner, SeniorPatent Attorney
Ken WEN，Patent Director, Beijing Yinghe Law Firm
Bingnan ZHANG，Senior Partner, Attorneyat-law, Patent Attorney.DocVIT Law Firm
Lijie ZHAO，Senior Partner, BeijingYinghe Law Firm
Companies’ commitment and expectations
Some representatives of enterprises participating in the IPMC made speeches, introducing their commitment and expectations for the IPMC.
Yu Tian, Deputy General Manager of Zhongchu Guoneng
Yan Li ，CEO of Tailan New Energy
Zhiqiang Zhou, Chairman of Huarong Technology
Bo Wang,CTO of Baoshilai New Materials
Centralized training
Omer HIZIROGLU, Senior Partner of Azur Strategy, Wei LIN, Senior Partner, DOCVIT Law Firm，Lijie ZHAO, Senior Partner, Yinghe Law Firm, gave special lectures on "Innovation Value Chain Management for Internationalization," "Enterprise Innovation and Practice of Trade Secret Protection," and " Patent Management in the Business Perspective "
Group Discussion and Sharing
In the group discussion, the enterprise group discussed with the experts, and the group representatives gave speeches on the stage, expressed their feelings about the training on the day, and expressed their expectations for the future activities of the IPMC.
Discussion session
Group I Representative
Shidan Long，Co-founder of Aiyoute
Group II Representative
Kun Han, Assistant to the Chairman of BoTai
Group Ⅲ Representative
Huang hang Zhu ，Baiaoheng
Closing remarks
Peter OKSEN, Senior Officer of WIPO GREEN, concluded, "Thank you for coming to this event and welcome you to join WIPO GREEN's collaborative projects. This is the first time that we have the IPMC as part of the WIPO GREEN Acceleration Program. WIPO GREEN is committed to solving environmental challenges by accelerating the application of innovative green technologies. In Beijing, we have carried out the city pilot for more than two years. We look forward to witness the acceleration of China’s green innovation on the WIPO GREEN platform.
China Green Technology IP Managemen Clinic（IPMC)
The Intellectual Property Strategy Mentoring Programme for Green Technology SMEs (IPMC) is a programme launched by the Business Intellectual Property Department of the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) to actively help companies make effective and strategic use of IP to support their entrepreneurial activities. The China Green Technology IPMC Project will bring together international and domestic intellectual property strategy experts and bring together 25 founders of China's innovative green technology enterprises. We also carry out intensive training, 1-on-1 coaching, field study and other activities to help founders of green technology companies raise IP awareness, understand the importance of IP in business development, and support participating companies to tailor IP strategies.
In 2015, the Beijing Municipal Government signed a Cooperation Memorandum with WIPO, emphasizing support for WIPO GREEN's work in Beijing. In November 2021, with the support of the Beijing Intellectual Property Office and the WIPO China Office, the world's first pilot city of the WIPO GREEN City Acceleration Project was launched in Beijing, which became one of the specific tasks of Beijing to support the development of WIPO GREEN.
WIPO Assistant Director General Eduardo Koukoua said in a video message during his participation in the Beijing pilot of the WIPO GREEN Urban Acceleration Project. The IP Strategy Accelerator will bring together international and Chinese IP experts to provide tailored strategic IP support and guidance to selected companies on their innovation journey.
IPMC Business Registration Requirements
Leading deep-tech startups or companies, with strong potential to become green unicorn in future;
Company’s technology or products are with significant green benefits on either pollution control or curbing climate change；
Recognizing that IP is the core assets of the company and would commit to spending time and efforts to develop a good IP strategy for its growth；
Basic knowledge of IP;
At least one IP asset protected;
Company founder commits to join in all centralized session in person;
Consent to the collection of the participating companies technologies in the WIPO GREEN Database, and in return these companies will be invited to join in the matchmaking activities of the Acceleration Project.
The first event of China Green Technology IP Strategy Acceleration Camp
About WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization：World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states. WIPO’s mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international IP system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. WIPO’s mandate, governing bodies and procedures are set out in the WIPO Convention, which established WIPO in 1967.
WIPO GREEN, an interactive marketplace that connects technology and service providers with those seeking innovative solutions, was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2013.
The IP for Business Division acts as the central reference point within WIPO for SME-related IP issues. The division empowers enterprises to maximize their potential through intellectual property.
The WIPO Office in China opened in Beijing in July 2014, which promotes WIPO's international intellectual property (IP) services and products in China.
About Blue Alliance
Bluetech Clean Air Alliance：Bluetech Clean Air Alliance (BCAA) is a non-profit professional organization focusing on the development of clean air technologies and industries in China and the world through technology transfer, technology assessment and demos, investment service, IP protection, and policy research. Over seven years’ operation, BCAA has conducted and participated in various clean air research projects, carried out pilot projects in 12 provinces and cities in China, published over 50 policy and market research reports, assessed over 300 advanced clean air technologies from 22 countries, established collaborations with partners across 20 countries, and carried out a series of activities and pilot work in the field of green technology intellectual property awareness raising and high-value patent cultivation. BCAA joined the WIPO GREEN program of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2019, as its official partner in China to promote the intellectual property protection of green technologies and international technology transfer.
