China Medical Device Intellectual Property Summit 2020

Medical device is a multi-disciplinary, knowledge-intensive and capital-intensive high-tech industry. Both product innovation and enterprise development are inseparable from IP

protection. With the rapid development of medical device industry in recent years, many IP disputes have emerged. In November 2018, the National Medical Products Administration

(former CFDA) published “Special Approval Procedures for Innovative Medical Devices” (NMPA No. 83-2018), which took effect on December 1, 2018. One of conditions for

approval of innovative medical devices is that the applicant’s products need to have core technology invention patent in China. Under this policy, patent application and protection

will arouse more discussion and attention in medical device industry.

China medical device industry is in the middle and low-end manufacturing stage. Compared with developed countries, there is a big gap, especially in high-end products. We need to

improve R&D quality and strengthen IP protection, so that we can see more innovative products from “Intelligent Manufacturing in China”.

Base on the background, China Medical Device Intellectual Property Summit 2020 will be held in Shanghai on 19-20 March 2020. We will invite relevant government departments,

associations, medical device enterprises, law firms, IP agencies, IP solution providers to participate. During the event, we will discuss the challenges of medical device IP protection,

patent litigation procedures in different countries, IP management experience and IP litigation cases. We are devoted to providing a platform for learning and sharing. We hope this

event could improve IP management level of medical device enterprises and promote innovation and development of the industry.