（一）中国与有关国际组织开展知识产权交流与合作的情况
中国积极采取多种形式加强与世界知识产权组织（WIPO）、国际植物新品种联盟（UPOV）、亚太经合组织（APEC）等有关国际组织在知识产权领域全方位的交流与合作，仅从近几年举办的合作活动中就可窥见一斑。2001年3月27日至29日，国家版权局与世界知识产权组织（WIPO）在广州联合举办“关于《世界知识产权组织版权条约（WCT）》和《世界知识产权组织表演和录音制品条约（WPPT）》及其对版权产业影响的亚太地区研讨会”；2001年6月10日至16日，国家知识产权局与世界知识产权组织合作，联合在北京和上海举办知识产权执法高级研讨班，国内外共计250人参会；2001年7月23日至26日，由国际植物新品种联盟（UPOV）主办，农业部、国家林业局和国家知识产权局协办的“亚洲地区植物新品种保护技术协调会议”在北京举行；2002年5月21日至25日，国家知识产权局与世界知识产权组织合作，并联合国家工商行政管理总局、国家版权局，在北京举办了中非知识产权论坛、世界知识产权组织政策咨询委员会和世界知识产权组织创造力与发明论坛，会议期间，中国政府与世界知识产权组织签署了《中华人民共和国国家知识产权局与世界知识产权组织合作框架协议》；
2003年11月20日至28日，国家版权局与世界知识产权组织联合举办了“关于世界知识产权组织版权条约（WCT）和世界知识产权组织表演和录音制品公约（WPPT）中的“向公众传播权巡回研讨会”；2004年4月，商务部与亚太经合组织在北京成功举办了“APEC第18次知识产权专家组会议”及“专利保护和药品可及性研讨会”等。这些活动对于各国交流经验，加强中国及其他国家的知识产权保护具有重要意义。
（二）中国与其他国家和地区开展知识产权交流与合作的情况
中国与其他国家和地区在知识产权领域也积极开展交流与合作。中美于1992年签署了《中美知识产权谅解备忘录》，于2000年建立了知识产权定期磋商机制，在每年开展知识产权定期磋商的基础上，
2003年共同举办了知识产权圆桌会议，并在2004年成立了中美商贸联委会保护知识产权工作小组。在与欧盟合作方面，1992年6月30日，中欧双方签订了有关保护知识产权的会谈纪要；
2003年10月30日，中欧共同签署了建立“中欧知识产权对话机制”的协议，构筑了中欧双方在知识产权方面进行交流的新平台；2004年10月21日至22日，中欧双方成功举行了知识产权对话首轮会谈；双方自1996年进行了为期六年的中国-欧盟知识产权合作项目；另外，在双方部长级中欧经贸混委会项下，也包括了知识产权问题的讨论；中国与法国商标部门之间定期举行中法商标混合工作组会议，1998年9月24日中国与法国签订了《中华人民共和国政府和法兰西共和国政府关于知识产权的合作协定》。中国与日本、韩国之间也建立了知识产权方面的双边及三边对话与合作机制，自2001年开始，中日韩三国知识产权局之间每年定期举行政策对话机制；中日著作权行政部门之间每年举行定期会晤，并于2003年由中国国家版权局与日本文化厅签订了《著作权及邻接权合作协议》；自1996年起中国工商行政管理总局商标局与日本特许厅之间建立了两局领导不定期会谈机制以及与韩国知识产权局正在磋商建立的密切业务合作关系等；另外，中日、中韩双边经贸联委会、中日韩三国经济局长会议也涉及到知识产权的议题。中国与巴西、墨西哥等国家和地区也开展了卓有成效的知识产权保护方面的交流与合作。
此外，在这些对话与合作框架下，中国与其它国家还多次联合举办有关知识产权问题的研讨会，如2001年9月4日至6日，国家版权局与中国-欧盟知识产权合作项目办公室在京联合举办版权集体管理研讨会；2003年8月下旬中国国家版权局与日本文化厅在北京举办了“首届中日著作权研讨会”；2003年10月23日至24日，在中国-欧盟知识产权合作项目框架下，中国国家知识产权局与欧洲专利局在北京共同举办了“中国与欧洲知识产权保护合作回顾、现状及展望”国际研讨会；2004年10月中国商务部与欧盟驻华代表团和日本驻华使馆共同举办了“中欧日三国知识产权研讨会”。中国与其他国家和地区通过有效的沟通与对话，增进了解，互通有无，为推进知识产权保护水平的提高做出了共同努力。
III. China’s Exchanges and Cooperation with Relevant International
Organizations, Other Countries and Regions Regarding IPR
1. China’s Exchanges and Cooperation with Relevant International
Organizations Regarding IPR
China has, in an all-round way and by various means, stepped
up its exchanges and cooperation in the field of IPR with relevant
international organizations such as WIPO, UPOV and APEC. Here
are some examples for the last few years. The National Copyright
Administration of China (NCAC) cooperated with WIPO to organize
"Asia-Pacific Symposium on the Impact of the WCT and WPPT
on the Copyright Industry" in Guangzhou from Mar. 27 to
29, 2001. From June 10-16, 2001, State Intellectual Property
Office (SIPO) cooperated with WIPO to jointly organize Intellectual
Property Enforcement Training Seminar in Beijing and Shanghai,
and over 250 participants were at the seminar. From July 23-26,
2001, Asia Technology Coordination Meeting for Protection of
Plant Varieties was held in Beijing, which was sponsored by
UPOV and organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, State Administration
for Forestry, and SIPO. From May 21 to 25, 2002, SIPO together
with State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) and
NCAC, cooperated with WIPO, sponsored in Beijing the China-Africa
Forum on IP, the Forum on Innovative Power and Invention. During
the period of the forums, China and WIPO signed the framework
agreement of cooperation. From 20 to 28 November, the NCAC and
the WIPO jointly held the Symposium on the "Right of Disseminating
to Public" mentioned in WCT and WPPT of WIPO. And in April
2004, the Ministry of Commerce and APEC jointly convened in
Beijing the APEC 18th Conference of Intellectual Property Experts
Group as well as the Symposium on Patent Protection and Access
to medicine. These events have not only offered opportunities
for countries to exchange experiences and opinions, but also
are of great significance for the improvement of intellectual
property protection in China as well as the other countries.
2. China’s Exchanges and Cooperation with Other Countries or
Regions Regarding IPR
China has also conducted active exchanges and cooperation with
other countries or regions regarding IPR. Let’s take the United
States as an example. China and the US signed the Memorandum
of Understanding between the Government of the People’s Republic
of China and the Government of the United States of America
on the Protection of Intellectual Property in 1992 and established
in 2000 a framework for regular consultation mechanism on IP.
On the basis of annual consultation, a roundtable discussion
on the same issue, jointly sponsored by the two sides, took
place in 2003. And in 2004, the Intellectual Property Protection
Working Group of Joint Commission of Commerce and Trade (JCCT)
of China and US was set up. Another example is the EU. China
and EU signed the Minutes of Discussion on Intellectual Property
Protection on Jun. 30, 1992. On Oct. 30, 2003, the two sides
signed an agreement on establishing China-EU Dialogue on Intellectual
Property which was viewed as a new platform for China and EU
to conduct exchanges regarding IPR, and the first session of
dialogue between the two sides was successfully carried out
from Oct. 21 to 22, 2004. The EU-China IP Cooperation Program
started in 1996 and lasted for six years. In addition, activities
related to the China-EU Mixed Committee on Trade and Economic
Cooperation at Minister-Level also include discussions about
IP issues. The trademark organs of China and France regularly
hold the China-France Trademark Mixed-workgroup Meetings and
on Sep. 24, 1998, China and France signed Cooperation Agreement
on Intellectual Property between the Government of the People’s
Republic of China and the French Government. China has also
established bilateral or triangular dialogues and cooperation
mechanisms on IP with Japan and South Korea. And since 2001,
the Third Trilateral Policy Dialogue Meetings among the Commissioners
of the SIPO, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Korea Intellectual
Property Office (KIPO) were held annually. The copyright administrations
of China and Japan meet regularly, and in 2003, the Chinese
National Copyright Administration and Japanese Ministry of Culture
signed the Cooperative Agreement on Copyright and Neighboring
Rights. In 1996 the Trademark Bureau of Chinese State Administration
for Industry and Commerce and JPO created a mechanism that leaders
from both sides should meet irregularly, and currently, the
said Chinese organ and South Korean offices are negotiating
to foster a close business cooperation relationship between
the two sides. Moreover, the joint meetings of bilateral economy
and trade between China and Japan as well as between China and
South Korea also concern the subject of IPR, so do the Director
General Consultation Meeting among China, Japan and South Korea.
The Chinese government has also conducted fruitful exchanges
and cooperation on IPR protection with other countries or regions
like Brazil, Mexico and so on.
Furthermore, under these frameworks of dialogues and cooperation,
China has, in conjunction with other countries, held many seminars
over the issue of IPR. For example, from September 4-6, NCAC
and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EPO) co-organized
the training seminar on the copyright collective management
in Beijing. During the late Aug. 2003, the NCAC and Japanese
Ministry of Culture jointly convened the First Sino-Japan Copyright
Seminar in Beijing. From 23 to 24 October 2003, under the framework
of the EU-China IP Cooperation Program, the SIPO and the EPO
co-organized the Symposium on Partnership in the Protection
of Intellectual Property between China and Europe- Past, Present
and Future in Beijing. And in Oct. 2004, the Chinese Ministry
of Commerce, Delegation of EU in China and Japanese Embassy
in China jointly convened the IPR Seminar of China, EU and Japan.
Through these effective communications and dialogues, China
and other countries or regions have deepened their understanding
of each other, benefited from each other’s strengths and jointly
contributed to the improvement of the protection of IPR.
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