AIPPI Secretary General stresses IP harmonization, protection

Intellectual property (IP) harmonization and protection are important, particularly in rapidly evolving sectors like AI and e-commerce, according to Nazli Korkut, Secretary General of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

The 2024 AIPPI World Congress opened in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday, with discussions centering around four key draft resolutions on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and rights enforcement.

This event marks the first time the event has been held in China in its 127-year history. In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), the group's secretary-general, Nazli Korkut, highlighted how China stands to benefit from IP protections.

"It's good to see from different perspectives, from different jurisdictions, what this IP harmonization can be, how far it can go. So for the IP community in China, the IP market in China, we all know that China is growing every year with all the industry and communication and all AI tools. It's very important that there is a big pool of talent and innovation in China. So China, just like all the other countries, has to benefit from the IP protection systems, which makes it more sensitive to IP protection in the country and across the boards," Korkut said.

Korkut also stressed the need for legal frameworks to keep pace with advancements in technologies such as e-commerce and AI, ensuring effective IP protection and fostering innovation in these areas.

"E-commerce, or AI or other technologies, from a general perspective, they advance in front of law. Law has to catch up while introducing a legal framework, a solid legal framework regarding the implementations within these areas. So this is very important for AIPPI, because AIPPI also prepares position papers in order to touch upon base some important points. This will also shape other future questions of AIPPI regarding which already has about e-commerce and it will also tackle, especially the topics regarding AI," she said.

A mare and its foal were spotted galloping through the shallow waters of Manas national wetland park, a protected nature reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Footage shows the young horse following closely behind its mother as the pair moved freely through the lush wetlands, with the clear waters reaching up to their knees.

Manas and other wetlands in Xinjiang have newly emerged in recent years result of extensive ecological restoration efforts. Situated near the the border of Gurbantunggut Desert and Taklimakan Desert, the wetlands act as important ecological shelters for local wildlife and safeguarding the biodiversity and oases in the region.