On February 11, the 13^th China IP International Annual Forum & 2023 Annual Conference of In-house IP management in China, along with its award ceremony was grandly hosted in Beijing. This year's Annual Forum focuses on IP management and legal compliance issues the enterprises face in the post-pandemic era, draws a conclusion on and poses an outlook into the changes, challenges and opportunities of development in China's intellectual property industry.

At the award ceremony, Watson & Band IP Services Team, with our close to three decades' dedication to the intellectual property area and our expertise and superb quality, was again awarded as an "Outstanding IP Service Team for the Year 2022". This is the sixth time that our team receives this annual award recognizing our excellent performance in the previous year. Looking ahead, we will continue our exploration and innovation in the intellectual property area and keep on improving our all-round and one-stop IP services for the clients.