China, Europe and the Netherlands: Opportunity Is Knocking at Our Doors

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China, Trademark King
Source: WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators
 
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Trademark filing activity grew by 6 percent 
worldwide in 2013—similar to the growth rate 
witnessed in 2012. China saw the fastest growth, 
at 14 percent, followed closely by the U.S., 
which saw 13 percent growth. Filing activity at 
the European Union’s Office for Harmonization 
in the Internal Market (OHIM) increased by 
a comparatively modest 3.6 percent. Overall, 
China’s trademark office holds 1.88 million 
class counts, followed by the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which 
holds around 486,000.
 
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An estimated 4.87 million trademark 
applications were filed worldwide in 2013, 
7.6% more than in 2012, among which the 
registrations were up to 3 million. Since 1995, 
applications have more than doubled. 
 
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China’s registration class count in 2013 was 
about 865,000. China accounted for the most 
trademarks in force in 2013, with 7.2 million or 
a 13.1% increase from 2012. 
BFA-WUN Workshop 
Convened in Sydney
Provided by John Hearn, WUN Chief Executive
 
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On 2 December 2014, a workshop was 
convened in Sydney to pursue effective 
partnerships in higher education and research 
and to strengthen education and economic 
diplomacy.
 
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The workshop was jointly convened by 
the Boao Forum for Asia and the Worldwide 
Universities Network (www.wun.ac.uk), and 
sponsored by the Top Education Institute. The 
target was to explore the translation of policy 
into practical instruments for partnership, 
planning and implementation. 
 
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His Excellency Secretary General Zhou 
Wenzhong of the Boao Forum for Asia, and 
previously Ambassador of China to Australia 
and to the USA, met with Australian university 
presidents and education experts, and explored 
practical ways to build on the substantial current 
engagement, dating back to the Australia-China 
diplomatic agreements of the 1970s.
Think Tank
International Development Limited, 
Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. and Hainan 
Boao Lecheng Development Holdings 
Co., Ltd.; intellectual supporting partners 
Deloitte China and Caijing; philanthropy 
partner Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; 
supporting partners Qualcomm Inc., Ping 
An Real Estate, Shenzhen China Create 
Wealth Connection Internet Finance Co., 
Ltd, Ganten Baisuishan Mineral Water, Jala 
Group Co., Starbucks (China) Co., Ltd., 
Tsian Yu and New Alliance Consulting 
International.
 
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Confirmed media partners include: 
Air Media, Bloomberg, CBN, CCTV, 
China Daily, China Pictorial, CNBC, CRI, 
Economic Daily, Guiyang Daily Media 
Group, Global Times, Hainan Broadcasting 
Group, Haymarket Financial Media, 
JoongAng Ilbo, Outlook Weekly, PKU 
Business Review, PR Newswire, Phoenix 
TV, VIVA Mobile Media, Xinhua News 
Agency, Wall Street Journal Asia, and 
Youku.
 
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Zhou also said that the BFA will 
release the 2015 annual reports of its three 
flagship publications—Progress of Asian 
Economic Integration Annual Report 2015, 
Development of Emerging Economies 
Annual Report 2015 and Progress of Asian 
Competitiveness Annual Report 2015—in 
the run-up to the Annual Conference. As 
in the past two years, the official magazine 
Boao Review, will present Report on Rural 
Finance Development 2015 and Report on 
Internet Finance 2015. 
Source: WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators
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Trend in trademark applications for the top five offices
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United States of America
India
Brazil
Republic of Korea
Trademark filings were fairly low and stable until the mid-1980s. Chinese filings took off in the 
1990s. Filings in the U.S. have doubled since the mid-1990s despite the decline at the end of the 
dot-com era in 2001 and 2002 and the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009.
Applications
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Macro Economy 
C
hina has recently ushered in a new year: the 
Year of the Sheep. Coincidentally, I was born 
under the sign of the sheep myself. And in my 
contacts with the Chinese community in the Nether-
lands, I have learned that according to an ancient Chi-
nese proverb the Year of the Sheep will bring favorable 
winds. This is a good prospect considering my upcom-
ing visit to China and the Boao Forum for Asia annual 
conference. We have every reason for optimism as we 
look to the future together.
Impressive cooperation
Although China and Europe share a long history, 
just a few decades ago economic relations were still 
very limited. But after we established diplomatic ties 
By Mark Rutte
in 1975, this rapidly changed. Today, the EU is China’s 
foremost trade partner. In 2013, the bilateral goods 
trade amounted to almost €430 billion. And trade in 
services is expanding rapidly – already topping €50 
billion annually. These figures show how close we have 
become in a relatively short time. The current negotia-
tions on a wide-ranging investment agreement between 
China and the EU are the next step forward.
China’s rapid emergence since the 1970s is an un-
precedented success story. In the blink of an eye, China 
has become a key player on the world stage and in the 
process lifted hundreds of millions of people out of 
poverty. Although the days of double-digit growth figures 
seem to be over, an average GDP increase of 7.5 percent is 
still highly enviable from a European point of view.
The great challenge facing China now is to render 
China, Europe and the 
Netherlands:
Opportunity Is 
Knocking at Our 
Doors
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