The 141^st International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting commenced on May 18^th in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. The Annual Meeting lasted for five days and was located in the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The meeting combined the themes of trademarks, Intellectual Property Rights & Innovation, marketing, healthy economic development and future trends, attracting over 11,000 participants from around the world, including legal counsels of transnational corporations, brand operators, lawyers, and other practitioners within the legal industry.

Watson & Band Law Offices Senior Founding Partners, Mr. George Fu and Mr. Shenmin Xu, Partners, Ms. Cathy Wu and Mr. Joe Liu, as well as Watson & Band Intellectual Property Agent Ltd. General Manager Mr. Hua Xiao, Vice General Manager Mr. Yingcong Xu, Trademark Agents Qing Huan and Hao Ji, and other members of the Watson & Band Intellectual Property team arrived at Boston to attend the grand annual meeting.

In addition to an exhibition area in the main venue, the organizing committee of the INTA Annual Meeting prepared various forums, lectures, training workshops and interactive meetings. Watson & Band Partner in North America, Mr. Edward Chalfie, joined the team at the venue, where they participated together in various activities, and showcased Watson & Band’s strong expertise in the Intellectual Property field at No. 723 Exhibition Booth.

During the meeting, Watson & Band’s professional team engaged in deep discussion with global strategic partners as well as new and old clients regarding themes including the current development status of trademarks in China, trademark development strategy of international enterprises in China, and international trademark registrations. In fields such as trademark and patent agency services at home and abroad, legal actions involving infringement of intellectual property rights, and the exploitation and transfer of intellectual property rights, our team shared their excellent achievements and valuable experience accumulated in recent years.