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About IFAF 2025:

Cellular communication technology, represented by 5G, has become an indispensable infrastructure for intelligent driving and the Internet of Vehicles. The licensing issues of automotive Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) are increasingly causing controversy, which not only concerns the fairness of technology pricing but also directly affects the cost allocation of the industrial chain and the competitive landscape of the industry. At the same time, the intellectual property protection of key components such as power batteries, global trade and anti-monopoly regulatory policies under complex geopolitical situations, and legal responsibility and ethical disputes caused by artificial intelligence applications have also become key issues that the industry urgently needs to address.

In this context, the 3rd IP Forefront Automotive Forum (IFAF 2025), hosted by IP Forefront Media will be held in Shanghai from October 29-31, 2025. This event focuses on intellectual property protection and compliance strategies in the intelligent transformation of automotive enterprises, aiming to build a high-level, professional collaborative platform for vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, automotive IP practitioners, and legal professionals.

IFAF will help you understand:

• The latest trends in patent application and invalidation for automotive lithium-ion batteries, and strategies for patent portfolio development.

• The latest trends and response strategies in Standard Essential Patent (SEP) licensing and litigation.

• Intellectual property challenges and risks associated with critical components such as power batteries.

• Practical IP management for automotive enterprises: full-chain protection from R&D to commercialization.

• The application, protection, and infringement response strategies for automotive design patents.

• Patent valuation: How to comprehensively analyze the value of patent portfolios from technical, market application, and legal perspectives.

• The reshaping and development of China's role in the global automotive SEP landscape from the perspectives of both rights holders and implementers.

• Intellectual property layout challenges and strategies for Chinese power battery enterprises.

• Lithium-ion battery patent pool licensing: Addressing the challenge from Tulip Innovation.

• Practices in new energy vehicle trade secret protection and supply chain management risks.

• From the rights holder's perspective: Exploring the next growth point for SEP commercialization.
IFAF Participating Units:

• Unique opportunity to raise your profile and showcase your expertise of your organization in Auto IP area

• Enhancing and establish your partnerships with In-house counsel and industry peers globally to protect your patents and market exclusivity

• Catch up the global automotive IP landscape and trends to build your strategies to adapt it

• Exploring the opportunities of China’s automotive market and its impact on global innovation system

• Branding your IP services by in-depth conversation,speaking and exhibition booth in front of global automotive IP professionals throughout this two days Auto IP focused summit

• Getting Insights from leading in-house IP counsel, patent prosecutors and litigators, government officials and policy experts from around the world on latest and hottest automotive IP issues facing IP professions today

• Arranging meetings with participants during the conference (Pre-Conference workshops, Tea break and Lunches )by using GAIPS online networking system
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3rd IP Forefront Auto Forum 2025
Value and Innovation: Recreate the New Situation of IP and Compliance in the Auto Industry Chain

Oct 29 Afternoon
Pre-Conference Seminar

Hot Topics in Auto Patent

Oct 29 Night

Cocktail Reception (Sponsorship Opportunity)

Oct 30 Morning

Focus on Power Battery Patents

Oct 30 Afternoon

New Developments in Auto SEP Licensing

Oct 30 Night

Cocktail Reception (Sponsorship Opportunity)

Oct 31 Morning

Embracing Cooperation and Transformation

Oct 31 Afternoon

Auto Design, NPEs, Supply Chain Compliance & IP Operations

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