June 17, 2023 · Dongguan City, China
The 13th China Trademark Festival (CTF 2023) was held at the Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center in Dongguan City from June 16th to June 19th, 2023. This is the first year that visitors from all around the world can travel abroad freely since COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. Under the expectation of gathering together in China, Johnson IP’s Reception in CTF was hosted by Johnson Intellectual Property Agency (General Partnership), Guang Dong Fair Law Firm and Technology Innovation and IP Protection Alliance (TIIPA) in Regal Palace Hotel on June 17, 2023, the second day of the 13th China Trademark Festival (CTF 2023). Johnson IP’s Reception attracted nearly one hundred guests from Europe, USA, South Africa, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries around the world, enjoying the casual chatting and the cocktail party.
In the opening ceremony during the Reception, the founding partner of Johnson IP, Mr. Wenqiu LIU, gave a brief introduction about Johnson IP, Fair Law Firm and Shenzhen Enterprise Science and Technology Innovation Association (the organizer of TIIPA). He specifically mentioned that seeking for business cooperation with foreign IP law firms in the future is important, but he would like to devote himself to offering a China-based international communication platform for IP law firms from all around the world, and this is exactly the reason why Johnson IP and TIIPA would host this Reception during CTF.
Next, Mr. Yongwen WANG (Peter Wang), another founding partner of Johnson IP and the chief lawyer of Fair Law Firm, introduced the basic information about the Dongguan city, where CTF was hosted. Mr. WANG had met some of the guests during INTA Annual Meeting in Singapore. He expressed gratitude for their coming.
Finally, Miss. Appoli SUN, presenter of this Reception and vice president of Johnson IP, shared the information about Technology Innovation and IP Protection Alliance (TIIPA), a global communication platform in IP industry based in Shenzhen, China. She stressed that there are more coming interactive activities in the near future such as the cooperation with China (Shenzhen) Cross Border E-Commerce Fair (CCBEC) in September and the International Forum on Technology Innovation and IP Protection (TIIP International Forum) in November. She warmly welcomed friends from different countries and regions to join TIIPA and various activities held by Johnson IP in the future.