Company News | CANTOOP was invited to participate in the 5th China Sanitary Ware T8 Summit 2024

2024-08-27

On August 22, 2024, under the guidance of the Department of Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce and hosted by the China Building Materials Circulation Association, the "2024 Fifth China Sanitary Ware T8 Summit" was successfully held in Xiamen, Fujian Province. CANTOOP IP Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was invited to attend the conference. The overall meeting of this summit was upgraded to the "2024 China Kitchen Industry Supply and Demand Matchmaking Conference and the 5th China Bathroom T8 Summit", which highlights the supply and demand docking of the kitchen industry, and aims to bring new ideas, dynamics and resources of "trade-in" to participating enterprises.

As far as the current situation of China's sanitary ware industry is concerned, enterprises need to regard intellectual property protection as a strategic priority while pursuing market and technological innovationAs the embodiment of innovation, the core of the brand lies in intellectual property rightsThe protection of intellectual property rights is to protect the vitality of innovation and maintain market competitivenessThe summit not only focuses on industry trends, but also closely combines intellectual property protection and innovation, aiming to guide enterprises to realize that only effective protection of intellectual property rights can broaden the road to innovation and promote long-term development.

This year's summit was unprecedented, and it was strongly supported by the Ministry of Commerce, local governments at all levels and leaders of many associations, who jointly praised the high-quality development of China's sanitary ware industryThe T8 Summit brought together leaders from the Ceramic Sanitary Ware Distributors Committee of China Building Materials Circulation Association, Xiamen Sanitary Kitchen Industry Association, Foshan Sanitary Ware Industry Association, Chaozhou Building and Sanitary Ceramics Industry Association, Zhongshan Shower Room Association and other production area associations, as well as the executive vice president of the National Association of Taiwan Compatriot Investment Enterprises, Xiamen Taiwanese Business Association and other associations to jointly help the prosperity and development of China's sanitary ware industry.

Qin Zhanxue, president of China Building Materials Circulation Association, said in his speech that "exchanging the old for the new" is the implementation plan under the background of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council's grand strategy. The association actively fulfills its responsibilities in the industry, and has shown initial results in the promotion of local governments and enterprisesThe association actively fulfills its responsibilities in the industry, submitted a letter of suggestion to the State Council earlier, and later cooperated with the Ministry of Commerce and other departments to carry out workAt present, the association is cooperating with various ministries and commissions to promote the "trade-in" of home furnishing and home furnishing to promote the modernization of the large home furnishing industryQin Zhanxue hopes that more enterprises and institutions will work together to create a new future of cooperation and mutual win.

Song Song, Director of the Consumption Promotion Division of the Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce, said that the state has arranged 300 billion yuan to support equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, covering local renovation of old houses, kitchens and bathrooms. She expressed her willingness to listen to the opinions of all parties and do a good job in home decoration, kitchen and bathroom replacement.

Li Zuoqi, vice president of China Building Materials Circulation Association and chairman of the Taowei Dealer Special Committee, and founder of Sanitary Ware Toutiao.com, hopes to strengthen industry exchanges through the platform of China Sanitary Ware T8 Summit, so that everyone can gain something.

Yuan Dade, Executive Vice Chairman of the Investment and Financing Committee of China Building Materials Circulation Association (and Director of the Intellectual Property Advisory Service Division of the Investment and Financing Committee) and President of CANTOOP IP Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. delivered an in-depth theme explanation at the summit, with the theme of "Protecting Intellectual Property Rights is Protecting Innovation".

Mr. Yuan introduced in detail the broad scope of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, works, plant variety rights, integrated circuits, trade secrets and other important fieldsIn particular, he pointed out that many of the leading bathroom companies participating in the conference should be prone to infringement of trademark rights, patent rights, trade secrets and other rightsIn view of the fact that many leading enterprises of sanitary ware are planning to expand overseas markets, Mr. Yuan emphasized that before taking this step, it is recommended that enterprises first solve the more prominent hidden dangers of intellectual property infringement, because these problems have not been properly handled, enterprises may face their own market share will be occupied by infringers first, and then there will be a passive situation of bad money chasing good money, which will bring great obstacles to the internationalization process of enterprises. ‌

As the Intellectual Property Consulting Service Department of the Investment and Finance Professional Committee of China Building Materials Circulation Association, the "Global Excellent Partner" and "Excellent Intellectual Property Service Provider" of many enterprises, CANTOOP will actively participate in the "Brand Building Action Plan" launched by China Building Materials Circulation Association in the national building materials and home furnishing industry, promote the brand building of China's building materials and home furnishing enterprises, help enterprises accelerate their growth, help enterprises do a good job in intellectual property layout, and strengthen the creation and reserve of intellectual property rights of enterprises. Accelerate the implementation and transformation of enterprise intellectual property rights, enhance the ability of enterprises to use intellectual property rights, improve the quality and stability of enterprises to build a world brand, and standardize and seek long-term results.