Hainan Daily Haikou, December 20th (Hainan Daily All Media Reporter Chen Bin) On December 20th, 2024, the Hainan International Intellectual Property Trading Conference opened at the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center. At the International Forum on Intellectual Property Protection and Innovation held in the morning of that day, experts and scholars attending the forum focused on the theme of "Intellectual Property Protection of Hainan Free Trade Port under the Background of Customs Closure Operation", and fully exchanged theoretical research and practical exploration on intellectual property protection of Hainan Free Trade Port, providing many insights.

The high-quality development of Hainan Free Trade Port cannot be achieved without the comprehensive protection and application of intellectual property rights. The judicial protection of intellectual property rights in Hainan Free Trade Port should be comprehensively grasped based on the connotation, characteristics, and development laws of the free trade port, and should be in line with the current situation and trends of the free trade port's development. Liu Guanbing, Vice President of the Intellectual Property Court of Hainan Free Trade Port, stated that it is necessary to actively connect with international high standard intellectual property protection rules, continuously improve the strength and effectiveness of intellectual property judicial protection, and focus on the "Five Strong" strategy of Hainan Free Trade Port, especially to create the three future industries of "seed industry", "deep sea" and "aerospace", increase the judicial protection of intellectual property rights in key areas, actively and prudently apply punitive damages, and better serve and guarantee the development of new quality productivity.

It is reported that in recent years, the Intellectual Property Court of Hainan Free Trade Port has focused on the industrial layout of the free trade port and increased the protection of intellectual property rights in new fields and industries such as breeding and seed production, deep-sea development, green environmental protection, and digital economy; Solidly promote the reform of the "three in one" trial mechanism, explore new enforcement methods for intellectual property rights, and form a jurisdictional layout for intellectual property cases in Hainan with "one high court+one intellectual property court+four grassroots courts". By establishing the Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Intellectual Property Special Zone Trial Court and the Haikou National High tech Zone Trial Court, and adopting various forms such as mobile office, on-site court hearings, public sentencing, and park legal education, we provide zero distance, high-level, and precise intellectual property judicial protection services for the park.

Liu Guanbing stated that it is necessary to continuously improve the coordinated and unified pattern of intellectual property protection, strengthen communication and coordination with market supervision (intellectual property), public security, procuratorial, customs, copyright, agriculture and rural areas, forestry and other departments, as well as mediation organizations, arbitration institutions, etc., to form a joint force. In addition, it is necessary to keep up with the times and update the concept of intellectual property judicial protection, coordinate equal protection between domestic and foreign entities, coordinate fair and reasonable protection, and prevent abuse of power, "so that 'true innovation' is' truly protected 'and' high quality 'is' strictly protected'

With the increasing openness of Hainan Free Trade Port, it is attracting more and more foreign investors to invest in Hainan. How to strengthen the protection of foreign intellectual property investment? Professor Shen Guiming from the School of Intellectual Property at East China University of Political Science and Law suggests establishing a sound service system for foreign investment, and breaking down the funding demand barriers for foreign investment in intellectual property through the establishment of investment funds and other means; Strengthen the consulting services for foreign intellectual property investment, provide reasonable professional guidance and necessary investment services for foreign intellectual property investment. In addition, it is necessary to do a good job in information disclosure and regulation, and strengthen the supervision of investment safety.

Professor Che Chengjun from Tianjin University and Chairman of the Phoenix Notary Council believes that the intellectual property system is a dynamic development process, and the creation of intellectual property is also a dynamic development process. Only by closely following this process can the protection of intellectual property be truly protected. Especially in the fields of seed breeding, deep-sea exploration, and composite materials, a lot of hard work and investment are required, and a long labor process is experienced. During this process, many intellectual property rights are easily infringed. "Che Chengjun said that severe punishment and full relief after the fact are important means and contents of intellectual property protection, but not the purpose of protection. We should put the preventive legal system at the forefront of intellectual property protection.

Hainan has unique geographical indication resources, and geographical indications can become a 'passport' for Hainan's landmark agricultural products to enter the national and even global markets, "said Wang Lianfeng, a professor at the School of Intellectual Property of East China University of Political Science and Law. Hainan is rich in tropical characteristic resources, with a wide variety of agricultural products, fruits, aquatic products and other distinctive features, which have great advantages in the formation and cultivation of geographical indications. She suggested that Hainan Free Trade Port could adopt a separate legislative model and formulate the "Measures for the Protection and Use of Geographical Indications in Hainan Free Trade Port" to promote industrial development, expand international trade of landmark products, enhance market competitiveness and brand value.

Experts attending the meeting believe that as the closure of Hainan Free Trade Port approaches, Hainan is facing many new challenges in intellectual property innovation. We urgently need to cultivate a team of intellectual property legal talents who understand both law and technology, have an international perspective and are familiar with local realities. "Chen Wenbin, the dean of Hainan Vocational College of Political Science and Law, said that in order to strengthen the training of intellectual property legal talents, universities in our province need to strengthen the interdisciplinary integration of law, science and engineering, management and other disciplines, and form an interdisciplinary intellectual property education system; On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the practical teaching environment and provide students with more opportunities to participate in intellectual property case handling, legal consultation, and other practical activities. By strengthening the innovation and cultivation of local intellectual property rights, a unique intellectual property innovation system with Hainan characteristics will be formed, "said Chen Wenbin.