The 138^th INTA Annual Meeting was held from May 21 to May 25, 2016 in Orlando, a city in central Florida. Watson & Band was located at Booths 1108-1110 of the main venue of the Orange County Convention Centre. Our representatives were patent attorney Xu Yingcong, trademark attorneys Mei Yuan and Ying Ying, and trademark and copyright litigators Liu Yizhou and Wu Yueqin.

Founded in 1878, INTA is a 138-year-old non-profit international organization with its headquarters in the New York City. INTA is currently a United Nations non-governmental observer with over 9,500 members from over 190 countries.

Watson & Band’s representatives arrived in Orlando on 18^th May and initiated extensive dialogues with professionals from nearly 200 countries and regions, including over 9,500 enterprise brand management supervisors, intellectual property lawyers and trademark attorneys.

During the conference, our professional team engaged global strategic partners and customers in extensive discussions on topics including the current status of trademarks inChina, strategies for international companies to promote their trademarks inChina, international trademark registration, and other topics. Our team also shared its practice experience gained from performing domestic and overseas trademark and patent prosecution, intellectual property infringement litigation, and the enforcement and assignment of intellectual property rights.

During these conversations, Watson & Band received recognition from the representatives of its global peers and customers for its trade and professional achievements, as well as for its expansion of market share in recent years. Many of these representatives expressed their wish to engage in bilateral cooperation with us.