The IP Go-Global Business Matching Session, jointly organised by the Intellectual Property Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration), co-organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Intellectual Property Office of Guangzhou Development District, and supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong, was held today at Science City in Guangzhou.The event arranged some 50 one-to-one business matching meetings between Guangdong enterprises and Hong Kong IP service providers. It also featured a networking luncheon and a thematic seminar which attracted more than 150 industry participants. The event is aimed at helping Chinese Mainland enterprises expand into international markets by leveraging Hong Kong as their primary launchpad and enhancing Guangdong-Hong Kong collaboration in the intellectual property field and strengthening global competitiveness.
In December 2025, the HKTDC and the HKSAR Government jointly organised the 15th Business of IP Asia Forum. A dedicated “IP Go-Global Business Matching Session” was hosted during that forum. Building on the success of last year’s forum, this event serves as one of the key initiatives under the Guangdong-Hong Kong cooperation framework, further reinforcing Hong Kong’s unique role as a “super connector” and “super value-adder” in overall national development.
Peter Wong, HKTDC’s Regional Director of Southern China said: “Against the backdrop of the country’s proactive promotion of expansion and its emphasis on high-quality development under the 15th Five-Year Plan, enterprises in Guangdong are actively expanding into overseas markets, driving sustained demand for internationally oriented IP services—particularly in overseas IP protection and dispute resolution. Hong Kong’s legal and intellectual property system aligns with international standards, and with its well-established professional services sector, Hong Kong is positioned to provide value-added, comprehensive support to Mainland enterprises. This enables them to effectively protect their innovations, mitigate operational risks, enhance overall competitiveness, and achieve global expansion.”
David Wong, Director of Intellectual Property of the HKSAR Government said: “In the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook 2026, Hong Kong's global competitiveness has risen to second globally. Hong Kong is equipped with the unique advantages of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, a sound common law system, an international business environment and world-class professional services, and is an ideal platform for Mainland enterprises to expand into overseas markets."
The event brought together government representatives, enterprises, and IP professionals from both Guangdong and Hong Kong. Among them was a delegation of around 20 representatives nominated by associations of IP practitioners, including the Asian Patent Attorneys Association Hong Kong Group (APAA), the Hong Kong Chinese Patent Attorneys Association (HKCPAA), the Hong Kong Institute of Patent Practitioners Ltd (HIPP), the Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners (HKITMP), and The Law Society of Hong Kong (Intellectual Property Committee).
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