To provide path guidance and legal guidance for the high-quality construction of a global high-end equipment manufacturing base, as well as for the protection of intellectual property rights such as trade secrets and technology patents of enterprises in free trade pilot zones. On April 14th, 2023，the "Legal Empowerment of Free Trade Development and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights" Free Trade Zone Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone Block Enterprise Legal Special Training Event, organized by the Innovation and Development Bureau of the Free Trade Zone of the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee and co organized by Hunan Renheren Law Firm, was successfully held by the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee. Nearly 40 enterprise representatives participated in the training and learning. The event was hosted by He Xiangjun, Minister of International and Intellectual Property Department of Renheren Law Firm.

At the meeting, Hu Chaogang, Director of the Innovation and Development Bureau of the Free Trade Zone of the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee, emphasized the importance of intellectual property protection for enterprise development, encouraged enterprises to adapt to the development of the times, strengthen key core technology research, and enhance their comprehensive competitiveness. And it was stated that in the future, various forms of training and exchange activities will be carried out on a regular basis to build a communication and exchange platform for enterprises in the jurisdiction to solve problems and help them develop rapidly.

Is it better to apply for more patents? Why is Coca Cola's formula protected by trade secrets rather than patent rights? Should a company go public? When is it suitable to go public? "At the training site, Lawyer Jiang from the International and Intellectual Property Department of Renheren Law Firm combined typical and vivid cases with inspiring case analysis to explain several basic types of enterprise technology protection to everyone, And key lectures were given on the strategies and techniques for protecting technological secrets and patents, the layout of enterprise intellectual property rights, and suggestions for enterprise technology protection; Lawyer Yang from the Financial Securities Business Department explained and analyzed the basic conditions, path selection and the impact of enterprise technology advantages on the development of enterprise listing. During the interactive Q&A session, lawyers responded one by one to the specific protection measures for enterprise technology secrets and the preparation work for the company's listing raised by the attendees.

"Thanks to the organizers' thoughtful organization and arrangement, the lawyers' lectures were vivid and practical, especially for small and medium-sized technology enterprises like us, and very inspiring."This training was highly praised by the participating enterprises. Everyone expressed that through this training, they learned a lot of practical intellectual property protection knowledge, solved some technical protection problems encountered in enterprise operation, and opened up ideas for promoting the development of enterprise technology innovation.