During the prestigious 11th National Member Representative Conference of the All-China Patent Attorneys Association, held at Beijing’s Friendship Hotel on June 12, Shenmin Xu, Senior Founding Partner and Senior Patent Attorney at Watson & Band, was elected as an Executive Director of the 11th Council.

The conference attracted over 300 delegates nationwide, including high-profile figures such as Changyu Shen, Party Secretary and Director of the National Intellectual Property Administration. Prominent officials from the United Front Work Department, the Supreme People's Court, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs also attended, along with officials and member representatives from various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country.