Recently, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO) Director Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer met with the SIPO chemistry expert delegation at its Headquarter in Munich. This delegation of four was on an invitation visit. Director Mrs. Schäffer applauded for the long-term cooperative relations between GPTO and its Chinese counterpart.

It's reported that this was the first inspector group assigned by SIPO to Germany to conduct business exchange under the framework of Partnership Agreement signed by Germany and China.