The 16th China (Wuxi) International Design Expo & the promotion meeting of the 9th Taihu Award Design Competition were held in Beijing

The annual grand ceremony that the design industry is looking forward to in 2020-the 16th China (Wuxi) International Design Expo and the 9th Taihu Award Design Competition High-value Patent Cultivation Competition (hereinafter referred to as the "Expo") came news, "Expo" As the first official event of this "Expo", the Beijing Promotion Conference was grandly held on the morning of August 28 at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing.

Picture: Launching ceremony

Wang Dongfeng, Inspector of the Intellectual Property Application Promotion Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, Wang Xiaoyun, Deputy Director of the Design Examination Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, Shi Wei, Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Intellectual Property Office, Zhou Haoming, Deputy Secretary-General of the Wuxi Municipal People's Government, Wuxi City Market Supervision and Administration Bureau (Intellectual Property Office) Xu Weiying, Vice President of China Industrial Design Association Zhao Weiguo, Creative Director of Beijing International Design Week, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of China Building Culture Research Association, Chairman of Beijing Design Society, Chairman of Academic Committee of China Design Power Ranking Zeng Hui Wait to attend the promotion meeting and make a promotion speech.

At the meeting, Xu Weiying, director of the Wuxi Market Supervision Administration (Intellectual Property Office), on behalf of the organizer, announced that the 16th China (Wuxi) International Design Expo and the 9th Taihu Award Design Competition will be held in Jiangsu from November 14th to 16th. It was held at Taihu International Expo Center in Wuxi City, Zhejiang Province.

Holding the 16th China (Wuxi) International Design Expo is an important measure for Wuxi to unswervingly implement the core strategy of innovation-driven and promote high-quality economic and social development. The main content of this "exposition" can be summarized as "one, two, three, four", that is, a grand opening ceremony gathering many design experts; the 21st China Design Patent Award, the 9th Taihu Award Design Competition Cum High-value Patent Cultivation Competition Two awards events; Three theme forums: Innovative Design Forum, Design and Intellectual Property Protection Forum, Additive Manufacturing Innovation Forum; China Patent Award Winning Enterprise Exhibition, Outstanding Enterprise Products at Home and Abroad, Wuxi Design Boutique, Geography Four major themed exhibitions of logo and brand building. This expo will set up an exhibition area of over 20,000 square meters, and will organize the invitation of 200 outstanding domestic and foreign companies and institutions to participate in the exhibition. It is expected that tens of thousands of domestic and foreign design works will be exhibited. The Taihu Prize Design Competition is an important part of this expo. This year, the Taihu Prize has two categories: "Creative Group" and "Product Group". It faces companies, institutions, research institutes, design offices, Designers and individual groups conduct solicitation activities. In terms of award criteria, the winners or winners of the “Taihu Award Design Award”, the highest award of the competition, will receive a bonus of 1 million yuan. Among them, in addition to 500,000 cash, it also includes 500,000 landing support, involving office space, talent apartment rentals, intellectual property credit loans, intellectual property loan interest discounts, insurance subsidies, etc., encouraging and supporting the grand prize projects to land in Wuxi National Industrial Design Park And realize industrialization.

Picture: Xu Weiying, Director of Wuxi Market Supervision Administration (Intellectual Property Office)

Zhao Weiguo, vice president of China Industrial Design Association, believes that the integration of Beijing International Design Week and Wuxi International Design Expo is a powerful combination of "one south and one north" in the design resource industry, as well as the integration of domestic design resources, which is a good thing for the domestic design industry. event. Zeng Hui, the creative director of Beijing International Design Week, the executive deputy secretary-general of the China Architectural Culture Research Association, the chairman of the Beijing Design Society, and the chairman of the Academic Committee of the China Design Power Rankings, said that Wuxi is a soil of great artistic power and creativity. It will definitely help Wuxi's industrial transformation and upgrading and enhance its international competitiveness.

Picture: Zeng Hui, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of China Architectural Culture Research Association

China (Wuxi) International Design Expo is an international business card for Chinese design that has been in existence for 20 years. It has grown stronger and more bears, especially for its host cities in Jiangsu Province and Wuxi. As Wuxi Municipal People’s Government Deputy Secretary-General Zhou Haoming said at the meeting: After 20 years, China (Wuxi) International Design Expo has developed into an effective carrier for gathering innovative resources and an important window for displaying Wuxi’s image. The docking of industrial demand and the exchange and cooperation in the field of design at home and abroad have played an increasingly important role. At present, Wuxi is vigorously implementing the national strategy for integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, the core innovation-driven strategy, and the leading strategy of industry-strengthening the city. It is striving to build the Yangtze River Delta's advanced manufacturing core area and technological innovation pilot area. Creative design will play an increasingly important role. Wuxi sincerely hopes to use the platform of China (Wuxi) International Design Expo to carry out deeper and broader pragmatic cooperation with outstanding enterprises in the field of design at home and abroad and "big names" in the industry, and to draw up new visions and win-win new excitement. Seek new development together.

Picture: Zhou Haoming, Deputy Secretary-General of Wuxi Municipal People's Government

Deputy Director Shi Wei of the Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Office stated at the promotion meeting that, as one of the organizers of the Wuxi Expo, the Jiangsu Intellectual Property Office will fully support the success of the China (Wuxi) International Design Expo. System launch; in content design, achieve all-round display; in publicity and promotion, achieve full media coverage; in epidemic prevention and control, achieve full-process supervision.

Picture: Shi Wei, Deputy Director of Jiangsu Intellectual Property Office

Wang Xiaoyun, Vice Minister of the Design Examination Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, introduced at the meeting that after more than 30 years of development, the annual design patent applications in my country have increased from more than 600 in 1985 to 712,000 in 2019. The quality of design patent applications is also steadily improving, which fully demonstrates my country's innovative vitality in the field of appearance design, and supports the country's economic and social development, especially the development of manufacturing. 2020 is the final year of my country's establishment of a moderately prosperous society and the 13th Five-Year Plan, as well as the final year of the intellectual property strategy outline. The current China (Wuxi) International Design Expo is now and looking forward to the future. It is hoped that through the joint efforts of all parties, a high-level and distinctive design event can be held to fully demonstrate the design level and innovative capabilities of my country's manufacturing industry, and to enhance the awareness of the whole society to protect originality and respect design.

Picture: Wang Xiaoyun, Vice Minister of Design Examination Department, State Intellectual Property Office

Inspector Wang Dongfeng from the Department of Intellectual Property Application Promotion of the State Intellectual Property Office pointed out: China (Wuxi) International Design Expo is the only design-themed exhibition sponsored by the State Intellectual Property Office. After 20 years and 16 years of careful cultivation, the Expo is open The role of platforms, cooperation bridges, and communication channels has become increasingly prominent and has become a beautiful business card for the city of Wuxi. Wuxi is a famous industrial city with a long history and a national intellectual property model city with a sound development foundation and policy environment. I believe that with everyone's care, support and active participation, China (Wuxi) International Design Expo will definitely make new and greater contributions to the high-quality development of the design industry and the building of a strong country with intellectual property rights.

Picture: Wang Dongfeng, Inspector of the Intellectual Property Application Promotion Department of the State Intellectual Property Office

At the promotion meeting, the China (Wuxi) International Design Expo Organizing Committee and Beijing International Design Week Co., Ltd., Beijing Xinshidian Advertising Co., Ltd., Guangdong Zhongce Intellectual Property Research Institute, People's Insurance Company of China Wuxi Branch, Bank of China Limited Wuxi Branch signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The Wuxi Branch of the People's Insurance Company of China will provide personal insurance for the exhibitors of the Expo and intellectual property insurance for the winners of the Taihu Lake Award. Bank of China Co., Ltd. Wuxi Branch will provide the Taihu Award winners with up to 10 million yuan in intellectual property pledge financing loans.

Picture: Strategic cooperation signing

At the meeting, Li Hong, Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Liyuan Economic Development Zone, introduced a number of favorable policies and advantages of Wuxi National Industrial Design Park and Intellectual Property Operation Service Cluster.

Picture: Li Hong, Deputy Director of Management Committee of Liyuan Economic Development Zone

When the countdown was over, the leaders and guests pressed the start button at the same time. The beam of light suddenly lit up amidst the sound of exciting music. The large screen was dazzling and dazzling. The 16th China (Wuxi) International Design Expo The 9th Taihu Award Design Competition High-Value Patent Cultivation Competition was officially launched.