EU-China IPR2 Project

Partnering for results

The EU-China Project on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR2) was launched in 2007 by the European Commission and the Government of People’s Republic of China. The objective of the project is to improve the effectiveness of IPR enforcement in China.

Building on the success of IPR1 (1999-2004), which promoted international standards of IPR protection in Chinese legislation, IPR2 targets the reliability, efficiency and accessibility of the IP protection system in China. This is done by closely co-operating with and providing technical support to the different levels of the Chinese legislative, judicial, administrative and enforcement authorities to help build their capacity; as well as improving access to information for users and officials and reinforcing support to right holders.

With EUR 16.275 million in joint funding over 4 years (EUR 10.85 from the EU and 5.425 from China), IPR2 reflects the EU and China’s long-term commitment to developing a sustainable environment for effective IPR enforcement in China.

The European Patent Office (EPO) is the European implementing organisation; who together with the Chinese implementing organisation, the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Commerce of China, have an office based in Beijing. The EPO is supported in specific areas with expertise from its Member States and the Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM), responsible for registering the European Community’s Trademarks and Designs.

For further information visit www.ipr2.org or contact info@ipr2.org.


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For China IP Search, the official Chinese versions are authoritative: English versions are provided for reference only, due to differences in language and legal systems etc. For the Europe Law Search the official version is, in most cases, in English; with the Chinese translation provided for reference only.

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