Tian heads Chinese delegation to WIPO Assembly

SIPO Commissioner Tian Lipu led the Chinese delegation to the 45th Series of Meetings of the Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).  Members of the team were from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, General Administration of Press and Publication, SIPO, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations in Geneva and Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Speaking at the general debate, Tian presented congratulations to the Director-General-elect Francis Gurry as well as an appreciation to the outgoing DG Kamil Idris for his contribution to WIPO and the cooperation between WIPO and SIPO.  He also stressed China's continuing support to all WIPO tasks, intention to participate in discussion of the Organization's important mandates and communication with other member states.  China wishes WIPO play a more efficient role in future international intellectual property affairs.    (by Wu Rui)

田力普率团出席WIPO成员国大会

本报讯  日前，中国国家知识产权局局长田力普率中国政府代表团出席世界知识产权组织成员国大会第45届系列会议。中国政府代表团由外交部、国家工商行政管理总局、新闻出版总署、国家知识产权局、中国常驻日内瓦联合国代表团及香港特区知识产权署组成。

田力普在大会一般性辩论中发言，对弗朗西斯?加利当选新一届WIPO总干事表示祝贺，对前任总干事伊德里斯所做的贡献表示感谢，对其领导下的WIPO与中国开展的合作表示高度赞赏。田力普还强调中国将一如既往地支持WIPO各项工作，积极参与各项重要议程的讨论，继续加强与广大成员国的交流合作，并希望WIPO在未来国际知识产权事务中更加卓有成效地发挥作用。

（吴 锐）