Library News -- Building the Greater Bay Together · Sharing Knowledge for Mutual Success — Joint Intellectual Property Exhibition Officially Opens at UM Library (2026-05-06)
To celebrate World Intellectual Property Day on April 26,
2026, and to further enhance public awareness and appreciation of intellectual
property in Macao, the University of Macau Library and the Guangdong Science
and Technology Library (Institute of
Information of Guangdong Academy of Sciences, hereinafter referred to as
GDSTLIB) jointly organized the "Building the Greater Bay Together ·
Sharing Knowledge for Mutual Success" Joint Intellectual Property
Exhibition at the University of Macau Library. The exhibition is now open to
the public, showcasing the achievements of Guangdong and Macao in intellectual
property public services and innovation practices.
This is the third consecutive year that the UM Library and
GDSTLIB have jointly organized such an exhibition. The exhibition covers
multiple themes, including services for industry and public policy
decision-making, sci-tech novelty retrieval services, sharing of typical cases,
product and achievement displays, introduction to data resources, information
literacy training, as well as intellectual property integration and innovation
practices in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It fully
demonstrates the professional roles and social value of both institutions in
promoting intellectual property protection, utilization, and transformation.
The organizers stated that through this exhibition, both
parties will continue to deepen their strategic collaboration, leveraging their
respective strengths in knowledge services, information integration, and
professional support. This will inject greater wisdom and momentum into the
innovative development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and
jointly contribute to the high-quality development of science, technology, and
the economy in the region.
Since signing the Strategic Cooperation Agreement on
Intellectual Property Information Public Services in 2023, the UM Library and
GDSTLIB have established a systematic and long-term cooperative relationship.
The two parties have jointly built Macao’s first national intellectual property
information public service node, opening channels for Guangdong-Macao sci-tech
innovation and intellectual property services. Together, they have promoted the
construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Intellectual
Property Joint Service Center, providing high-value and comprehensive public
intellectual property services to innovation entities in the region, and
supporting industrial synergy and high-quality development in the Greater Bay
Area.
Exhibition Details
• Exhibition Period: 26 April – 31 May
2026 (during library opening hours)
• Venue: Lobby, University of Macau
Library (E2)
The organizers warmly invite faculty, students, and members
of the public to visit the exhibition and witness the latest achievements in
Guangdong-Macao intellectual property cooperation.
