On June 23, the International Seminar on the Legal Protection for Sports Broadcasts， co-hosted by State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China (NCAC) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), was held in Beijing.

Yu Cike, Director General of Copyright Administration Department of NCAC, attended the International Seminar and delivered a speech.

Mark Cohen, Senior Counsel of USPTO, attended the International Seminar and made a speech.

The opening ceremony of the seminar was moderated by Tang Zhaozhi, Vice Director General of Copyright Administration Department of NCAC.

Over 100 domestic and foreign representatives from across the intellectual property, legal and academic communities, sports industries, and organizations for collective administration of copyright attended the International Seminar.

On June 23, the International Seminar on the Legal Protection for Sports Broadcasts,co-hosted by State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China (NCAC)and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), was held in Beijing. This event brought together over 100 domestic and foreign representatives from across the intellectual property, legal and academic communities, sports industries, and organizations for collective administration of copyright to discuss the rights and interests of sports broadcast programs, how to protect sports broadcast programs, etc.At the session, domestic and foreign guests, shared views and opinions from domestic, international and industrial perspectives. They were encouraged to find an intellectual property system applicable to sports broadcast programs in legal terms on the basis of varied legal systems, and internationally-accepted standards and principles for originality.