27 September 2011, Beijing 

The EU-China IPR2 team would like to express its appreciation for your contribution and support to the Project, as it completes implementation on 27 September 2011. The Project’s consolidated works remain available for public access in the form of the IPR2 Document Centre and the IP Law Search, search tools which include EU and Chinese IP-related legislation, presentations, training modules and references, comparative studies, case law compendia, Q&A manuals, guidelines and other publications by leading experts from China and Europe.

These are available in English and Chinese at: http://ipr2.ipr.gov.cn  (best access China) and http://www.ipr2.org (best access Europe and rest of the world) - until the end of this week, Europe based visitors please visit http://www.ipr2.org/document-test/index.html. The Document Centre will thereafter be fully functional at www,ipr2.org.

28 June 2011

IPR2, in continued co-operation with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), signed an agreement at the conclusion of a 4-day training programme on intellectual property management for China Association of Productivity Promotion Centres (CAPPC) officials. This is part of the handover of expert materials and information tools developed by the IPR2 Project to the Chinese authorities, as it prepares to complete its 4-year implementation in September 2011.

May 2011

The IPR2 eNews provides an update for stakeholders on activities and results, publications and up-and-coming events. The issue for May 2011 is now available to download. In May IPR2 continued to implement its final work plan including workshops, training and meetings in support of the Trademark Law revision, Chinese and European cultural and creative industries, IP protection at trade fairs and EU-China customs co-operation. The Project also underwent an independent Final Evaluation which assessed the effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the Project. Please follow the links in this update for more information about these activities. Your feedback is always welcome at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .