On Wednesday June 25, 2025, under the auspices of Haidian District Administration for Market Regulation (Haidian District Intellectual Property Office), Beijing, the “Sino-US-Japan Symposium on Intellectual Property Practical Matters”, which is hosted by Capital Intellectual Property Services Association and Beijing (ZGC) International Intellectual Property Hall, is held in Beijing.

The symposium, which is jointly organized by Wanhuida Intellectual Property and its strategic partner Beijing Justra Intellectual Property Center, is part of the IP Plus Intellectual Property exchange program. It is well attended by around 100 participants from businesses as well as IP law firms and agencies.

Dr. Jun Cheng, counsel in Crowell & Moring's Intellectual Property Group, kicks off the symposium with an informative presentation on “USITC Section 337 Investigations”. Dr. Cheng prepares the floor on the remit and roles of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) in IP enforcement, the prerequisites in triggering a Section 337 investigation, as well the available injunctive reliefs. He uses statistics and case laws to underscore the fact that favorable rulings rendered by the US federal circuit of appeal this year would be conducive to boosting the chance of success of the plaintiffs in the proceeding, with the emerging industry becoming the new battlefield of Section 337 investigations.

Dr. Jun Cheng

Qin Xiaotao, Patent Counsel of Wanhuida speaks on “Procedural Practice on Chinese Patent Applications Entering the USA and Japan”. Ms. Qin gives the audience an introduction covering an array of topics like the three routes for Chinese patent applications entering the US, the patentees eligible for official fee reduction, the applicant’s information disclosure obligation, as well as matters surrounding expedited examination. The procedure of patent applications entering Japan through the Paris Convention or PCT route is quite straightforward.

Qin Xiaotao

Hidetsugu MIYOKAWA, Associate and Chief Representative of TMI Associates Beijing Office focuses his presentation on “Intellectual Property Strategy for Chinese Companies Entering the Japanese Market”. He urges Chinese corporations to proactively build a solid trademark portfolio in Japan, monitor the JPO database and align with the local compliance regime. He also dissects the Japanese judicial remedy toward trade secret appropriation and trademark infringement and addresses a few hot-button issues like non-compete clause and copyright concerns pertaining to generative AI in China and Japan.

Hidetsugu MIYOKAWA

Yuezhong Feng, Partner of Crowell & Moring LLP, US, shares insights on “Trade Secret in the United States”. Yuezhong underlines the rising trajectory of trade secret appropriation cases over the years, and the civil and criminal repercussion thereof. He uses case laws to accentuate the significance in lowering the risk of trade secret appropriation by employing multifaceted policies to execute confidentiality measures, conduct staff trainings and manage the offboarding process.

Yuezhong Feng

The event, which is moderated by the firm’s partner Wang Rui, concludes with a heated Q&A session.

Wang Rui

The firm’s partner He Shanmei is also present.

He Shanmei (R1)