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State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic Delegation Visit IP Library
A delegation from the State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic of China (SIPO) and local patent administrations visited the Pierce Law IP Library on November 4, 2002 while touring the U.S. for two weeks to gather data on patent information. The visits by the group include law firms, enterprises, law schools, and Patent,Trademark Depository Libraries. The tour took them from New York to Chicago to Boston to Washington to Seattle ending in Los Angeles.

IP Librarian Professor Jon Cavicchi spoke about IP education at Pierce Law, the IP Library and patent searching based on his Mining Patent Information in the New Millenium course. The group was favorably impressed. The group agreed with Professor Cavicchi that patent searching has grown to include intellectual asset management and that opportunities for software solutions to be used with corporation are needed.The group was escorted and translation assistance was provided by three current Pierce Law students, Jinsheng Mao, Peng Chang and Xuefei Chang.

Dean Keith Harrison and the delegation exchanged gifts and thanks. This was a successful exchange as yet another part of our relationships with China. The Pierce-Tsinghua China Intellectual Property Summer Institute is the first program offering ABA-accredited courses in intellectual property law in China. The first annual CHIPSI program was held in June and July, 2002 at the School of Law, Tsinghua University, in Beijing and Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China. Students enrolled in up to 6 credits of coursework in International Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Law of China, Chinese Legal System, and IP in Mergers and Acquisitions. The five-week program includes trips to courts, government intellectual property agencies, and cultural excursions.

The Delegation included:

Mr. Zhang Xiyi, Director General of Planning and Development Department of SIPO.
Mr. Liu Zhong Xiang, Senior Official of Planning and Development Department
Mr. Zhang Haiyang, Program Administrator of International Cooperation Department
Mr. Song Peixian, Director General of IP Office of Shanxi Province
Mr. Liao Bin, Director General of IP Office of Ningxia Autonomous Region
Mr. Zhang Qinghua, Director of IP Office of Henan Province
Ms. Zhang Songru, Deputy Director of IP Office of Guangdong Province
Mr. Wei Zhengchuan, Senior Official of IP Office of Zhejiang Province
Ms. Wang Shurong, Senior Official of IP Office of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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