The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) World Intellectual Property Congress will be held in Yokohama, Japan from September 13th to 16th, 2025. As one of the largest and most influential international events in the field of intellectual property, the AIPPI Conference has always been a core platform for global intellectual property rule making and exchange of cutting-edge issues. Zhilin Law Firm has been invited to attend the conference for multiple consecutive years. This time, led by founding partner and executive director, Lawyer Pan Shilin, along with senior advisors Hou Yi, Lawyer Yan Jin, Lawyer Dong Jia, and trademark agent Huang Sujuan, a team of five went to Japan to attend the conference and deeply participate in multiple important agenda items.

Continuing the tradition of high-level and in-depth communication at the AIPPI conference, Zhilin set up a professional exhibition booth during the conference, systematically presenting the firm's multiple breakthrough achievements and solutions in cross-border intellectual property protection, international litigation cooperation, global layout of patents and trademarks, and other fields. The delegation engaged in multiple rounds of dialogue with intellectual property experts, corporate law presidents, and industry colleagues from nearly 100 countries around the world through thematic exchanges, roundtable discussions, and bilateral talks. They shared Zhilin's forward-looking insights and practical experience on hot topics such as new developments in China's intellectual property judicial protection, corporate overseas intellectual property strategies, and the construction of international arbitration and compliance systems, which attracted high attention and cooperation invitations from many international peers at the venue.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Lawyer Zhilin Yanjin, as one of the Chinese representatives, participated in the professional proposal discussion and resolution voting of the AIPPI Trademark Committee, demonstrating the increasingly professional status of Chinese law firms in the global governance platform.

Against the backdrop of accelerated restructuring of the global innovation landscape, technological challenges, and institutional changes, the Asia Pacific region has become an important region for innovation strategy and intellectual property value realization. The return of this conference to Yokohama, Japan, as an Asian intellectual property hub, has strategic significance in consolidating regional consensus and leading global transformation. With a profound understanding of the Chinese and Asia Pacific markets and outstanding international business capabilities, Zhilin actively helps the international community to better understand China's intellectual property practices in exchanges, while strengthening effective integration and integration with various parts of the world.