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ustry insights and trade platform for domestic and overseas design
information with attending buyers agencies, exhibitors and buyers.
and suppliers. 141 award-winning
products will be displayed in CF The Canton Fair not only promotes the
Award exhibition hall to provide development of China’s foreign trade, but also
an efficient sourcing platform for witnesses China’s IPR protection, especially
buyers. Over 300 product release the progress of IPR protection in the exhibition
activities will be staged where industry. Since 1992, it has been working hard
CF Award winners and industry to protect intellectual property for 30 years.
leading enterprises will be invited By formulating and implementing Complaints
to participate, demonstrating about and Settlement Provisions for Suspected
numerous new products, fantastic Intellectual Property Infringement in the Canton
highlights and boundless Fair and Temporary Provision for IPR protection
opportunities. Fifth, improved of Canton Fair Online Platform, a comprehensive
convenience of attending the chain of intellectual property protection
Canton Fair. To facilitate the before, during, and after the exhibition has
attendance of global exhibitors and buyers, the been established. Moreover, an IPR dispute
135th Canton Fair will continue to provide pre- settlement mechanism has also been built,
registration and badge application at alternative which is relatively complete and suits the Fair’s
registration offices in advance. Overseas buyers practical situation and online-offline integration.
can apply for badges at airports and designated Therefore, the Canton Fair has raised the
hotels or scan the pre-registration code and get exhibitors’ awareness on IPR protection and
a badge application receipt in advance to attend demonstrated the Chinese government’s
the Canton Fair more conveniently. determination of respecting and protecting
IPR. IPR protection at the Canton Fair has set
The International Pavilion was inaugurated in the pattern for Chinese exhibitions; the just,
the 101st session to promote balanced growth professional and efficient dispute settlement
of import and export and to help international has won the trust and recognition of Dyson,
companies explore the Chinese and global Nike, Travel Sentry Inc, Sanrio, etc.
markets. After 34 sessions of development, over
17,000 overseas enterprises from more than The schedule of the onsite exhibition of
100 countries and regions have participated the 135th Canton Fair:
in the International Pavilion as high-quality
national and regional pavilions, including many Phase 1: April 15-19, 2024;
world-renowned enterprises. For the 135th Phase 2: April 23-27, 2024;
session, adhering to the concept of “openness, Phase 3: May 1-May 5, 2024;
cooperation, integration and sharing”, the The intervals: April 20-22 and April 28-30, 2024.
International Pavilion will boast a scale of 30,000 The online platform will be open for half a year:
square meters, with 10,000 square meters in March 16-September 15, 2024.
each phase. The product categories in each  
phase are basically the same as that of the
National Pavilion.

Canton Fair Product Design and Trade Promotion
Center (PDC), since its establishment in the
109th session, has served as a design service
platform to bridge “Made in China” and “Designed
by World” and to facilitate mutually beneficial
cooperation between excellent designers from all
over the world and quality Chinese companies.
For this session, PDC will gather global design
innovation resources. Through holding design
display, forums, trend sharing conferences,
match-making events and other activities, PDC
will provide various forms of display and exchange

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