Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is my honor to inform you that the 2014 China Trademark Festival (CTF) will be held from November 8-10, 2014, in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. On behalf of China Trademark Association (CTA), I sincerely invite you and your colleagues to attend this event.

CTF was created in 2005, and was to be held every 2 years. Approved by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), it is to take place every year since 2013. Until now, we have had five sessions, which happened in Shenzhen, Changsha, Qingdao, Chengdu and Dalian. Each session achieved a complete success. 

CTF2014 will focus on the promotion of new "Trademark Law", and the theme of 2014 China Trademark Annual Meeting is named as “Promote Chinese Brand Construction, and Enhance International Trademark Cooperation”. In the meantime, CTF2014 also includes a series of activities and China Brand Expo. The activities include 2014 China Trademark Gold Awards Ceremony, CTA 20th Anniversary Commendation, 2014 Outstanding Trademark Agencies Award and CTA Member Trademark Culture Display, etc. China Brand Expo includes Selected Chinese Foodstuff Fair, Selected Chinese Textile and Clothing Fair, Taiwan Distinctive Commodity Fair, and Jiangsu Brand Exhibition.

Attending will be leaders from departments of SAIC and other relevant ministries, leaders from Jiangsu Province and Suzhou Municipality, and officials from local Administrations for Industry and Commerce(AIC). We will also invite distinguished guests from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), officials and representatives of trademark associations from the United States, Russia, European Union, United Kingdom, South Korea and other countries and regions, as well as domestic and foreign judges, trademark agents, Intellectual Property experts and renowned entrepreneurs, etc. It will build a communication platform for peers from trademark circles both home and abroad, and provide a good opportunity for education and exchange.

Please refer to Attachments for Agenda and Registration Form. Accommodation information will be available online soon.

We look forward to seeing you in Suzhou!

Attachments:

1.　　 2014 China Trademark Festival Agenda

2.　　 2014 China Trademark Festival Registration Form

JIANG Ruibin

Secretary-General

CHINA TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION

Contact us:

Zhu Ling

Tel: +86 10 68988103

Zhao Ying

Tel: +86 10 68014399

Fax: +86 10 68988171

E-mail: zhsb_cta@163.com, cta@saic.gov.cn