China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) jointly organized in Beijing an intellectual property symposium on Monday, which attracts more than 80 participants from China and 10 ASEAN countries.

Tian Lipu, commissioner of China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), said at an opening ceremony that as China and the ASEAN establishes their strategic partnership and formed a free trade zone, and that both sides are paying closer attention to intellectual property protection, which is crucial to scientific advancement and trade activities.

The symposium will help mutual cooperation and exchange in the field between China and the ASEAN countries, Tian said.

The five-day symposium is scheduled to focus on construction of intellectual property legal system, intellectual property rights acquisition and management, intellectual property rights protection and economic development, intellectual property information dissemination and personnel training.

Source: Xinhua