The 2008 China International Patent Fair (CIPF) was recently held in Dalian, Liaoning province. The three-day fair attracted 4,100 patents of 15 international exhibition groups from 11 countries and regions including Russia, South Korea, and Finland. Eighteen domestic provinces and 12 cities also sent exhibition delegations to the fair.

Dalian Intellectual Property Development Research Center was established during the fair.

Sponsored by the State Intellectual Property Office, Liaoning provincial government, and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the CIPF was inaugurated in 2002. It has become one of the most influential State-level international patent exhibitions in China.

During the past five sessions, it has attracted over 7,000 enterprises and 50,000 patents from more than 30 countries and regions as well as over 500,000 professional visitors.

(China Daily)