Hosted by IAM, a world-renowned IP business media platform, IPBC China 2025 was successfully held at The Peninsula Shanghai on September 9-10, 2025. As one of the benchmark events in the global intellectual property community, the conference gathered over a hundred elite representatives including senior executives of renowned domestic and overseas enterprises, heads of authoritative industrial institutions and top legal professionals. Participants conducted in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics such as global patent portfolio strategy, multimedia copyright licensing practices and establishment of trade secret protection systems, building a high-end platform for innovative collaboration and experience sharing across the IP industry. QIU Jun, and TU Tao, Partners of Liu Shen, attended the event on behalf of the firm and served as moderators for separate sessions. They led in-depth discussions on core industry topics from professional perspectives, fully demonstrating the firm’s profound expertise and leading strength in IP legal services, and earning wide recognition from all attendees.
Partner QIU Jun was invited as panelist and moderator of the roundtable themed Trade Secret Protection and Rapid Response Strategies. He engaged in in-depth dialogues with legal executives from 3M, Schneider Electric, TCL, Delta Electronics and SIG Group. Centering on the protection of enterprises’ core legitimate rights and interests, the session focused on vital issues including balancing cross-border expansion and long-term IP security, immediate response measures against data leakage incidents, as well as impact mitigation and long-term remedy mechanisms after information disclosure. Combined with real-world cases, the participants analyzed industrial pain points and delivered practical and forward-looking ideas for enterprises to build full-cycle trade secret protection frameworks.
Dr. Tu Tao presided over the Masterclass session entitled Making the Move to Mediation, where he joined distinguished industry guests to explore efficient resolution approaches for standard essential patent disputes. The session delved into core issues such as proper timing for applying mediation mechanisms in licensing negotiations, practical implementation of court-annexed dispute settlement mechanisms, and differentiated mediation strategies adaptable to various jurisdictions, offering cross-border and multi-scenario dispute resolution references for all participants.
Liu Shen set up an exclusive booth at the venue which drew wide attention. Other participating team members actively exchanged views with domestic and international peers on the latest updates and development trends of the IP sector, shared practical experience and insights, further strengthened friendly ties with industrial partners and laid a solid foundation for future cooperation.
As a top-tier Chinese IP law firm serving leading enterprises at home and abroad, Liu Shen’s in-depth engagement in IPBC reflects its openness to share professional insights and promote external collaboration, as well as its commitment to facilitating exchanges and mutual learning within the global IP community. Going forward, integrating international vision with local practical experience, Liu Shen will pool global resources via diversified industrial exchange platforms, deliver more comprehensive, forward-looking and innovative IP legal services to clients, and contribute to the sound development of the global intellectual property ecosystem.
