From 18 to 20 March 2026, the IPTA 2026 Annual Conference takes place in Adelaide, Australia.

The event features extensive and thought-provoking discussions over an array of topics including “Dupes”, “Ethics”, “Getting to know well-known marks”, “Integrating Geographical Indications into Australia’s IP and Branding Frameworks”, “Managing a worldwide multi-brand IP portfolio – prosecution, enforcement and licensing”, “Generative AI and Its Use in the Patent Drafting”, “Update your tactics for Patent Litigation – underused procedural and evidentiary based tools for patentees and market entrants”, among others.

Wanhuida Intellectual Property is one of the conference sponsors. The firm’s Senior Counsel Yang Xiaoyang speaks on “Patent Litigation in China and Recent Developments”. Xiaoyang first gives the audience an overview introduction on the ABCs of the Chinese patent litigation regime, followed by a statistical analysis on the status quo of the patent prosecution, litigation and invalidity landscape in China. She concludes her presentation by diving into a few exemplary cases litigated by the firm, offering a glimpse into the practice surrounding patent invalidity, administrative litigation and infringement civil action in China.

Yang Xiaoyang speaking

Hu Meili, the firm’s Partner also attends the annual conference. Meili and Xiaoyang interact with practitioners from all over the world over a wide spectrum of IP matters at the firm’s booth.

Yang Xiaoyang and Hu Meili at the firm’s booth

The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) is the professional body representing Australian patent and trade mark attorneys, with over 1,000 Members (of which over 500 are Fellows). IPTA aims to drive excellence in IP practice and actively promote improvements in IP laws and policies through representing and supporting members and the innovation community.