According to the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office:

"The supplementary agreement of Chinese mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) this time includes the content of cooperation of IPR protection, adding 'brand cooperation' - a new cooperation field of trade and investment facilitation."

"The Supplementary Agreement V clarifies that in order to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in trademark realm, the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and IP Department of Hong Kong SAR has established a trademark coordination group as the fixed bilateral liaison mechanism to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as trademark registration business and trademark protection between the two regions."

SIPO continued: "The Supplementary Agreement V also points out that both sides realize that brand cooperation is of important significance in promoting economic development and encouraging economic and trade exchanges between Chinese mainland and Hong Kong SAR."

"Both sides agree to strengthen cooperation in brand sector and establish related working groups under the guidance and coordination of a joint steering commission, and have agreed to strengthen exchanges and communications in brand sector between the two regions, share information of law and regulation formulation and implementation in brand protection, intensify cooperation in areas such as training, inspection and publication, and deepen brand promotion in the two regions through various platforms such as websites, exhibitions and symposiums."