Runping & Partners (R&P) participated China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair held in May 2013, it was the firm takes part in an expo as an exhibitor for the first time.

The exhibition booth of R&P was located in the legal service exhibition area on the third floor, our exhibition staff welcomed the exhibitors and visitors presenting our booth, and communicated with exhibitors in each exhibition halls, participated forum activities during the exhibition, thereby accumulating experience as an exhibitor, and publicizing image of our firm and expanding awareness and influence in patent agent industry.

The first China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair (abbreviation: Shanghai Fair) was held in the Shanghai International Exhibition Center and Shanghai Mart on May 8-11, 2013, the fair was jointly sponsored by Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Science and Technology, State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government of the PRC, undertaken by Shanghai International Technology Exchange Center. The Shanghai Fair was the first national level, international and professional trade show integrating characteristics of technical display and trade service in the world, it was a grand gathering of display, exchange and transaction of domestic and overseas advanced technologies either.

The first Shanghai Fair attracted nearly 1,000 exhibitors of hi-tech companies and technology trading service agencies from 31 countries and regions, 65 events were held during the exhibition, e.g., opening session and forum, theme day, forum session, technical presentations. The fair allured a total of 30,853 visitors from 36 countries and regions. Nearly 1,000 tradable technology projects were collected in the fair, wherein 460 projects had been published on the China Technology Import & Export trading platform. 181 technology trade negotiations were arranged during the fair, the trade agreements of 18 projects had been signed, and 165 technology projects had reached cooperation intention.