On 29 September, Chen Fuli, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), met in Beijing with a delegation led by António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office (EPO).

Chen Fuli stated that the Chinese and European offices are comprehensive strategic partners. Over the years, the two sides have conducted fruitful cooperation in high-level exchanges, patent examination and management, automation, data exchange, personnel training and other fields, enhancing mutual understanding and consensus in intellectual property and providing high-quality, convenient IP services for users on both sides. He looked forward to the two offices continuing to deepen mutual trust, advancing cooperation to a closer new stage, and contributing more IP strength to China–Europe economic, trade, innovation and cultural development.

António Campinos spoke highly of China’s IP development achievements. He said the EPO is willing to further expand areas of cooperation with CNIPA, raise the effectiveness of cooperation, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation in artificial intelligence, IP finance and other fields, so as to play a greater role in serving China–Europe innovators and promoting China–Europe innovation cooperation.

After the meeting, the two sides signed a CNIPA–EPO data exchange agreement.

Principal responsible comrades of relevant CNIPA departments attended the meeting.

Source：China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)；2026-10-02；http://www.cnipa.gov.cn/art/2026/10/2/art_53_208406.html