From April 26 to 28, 2026, the 2026 Steel Industry Compliance Management Training Program, hosted by the Enterprise Legal Affairs Branch of the China Iron and Steel Industry Association and undertaken by Guangxi Liuzhou Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., was successfully held in Nanning, Guangxi. Closely aligned with the industry’s transformation and upgrading needs during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the training focused on building all-dimensional compliance management capabilities. Zhongsheng (Jason) Zhou, founding partner of Shengzhi, was invited as a guest speaker to deliver a special intellectual property sharing session for over 100 legal and compliance practitioners across the industry.
As a high-profile annual professional training event for the steel industry, the program aims to steer the industry’s high-quality development through the rule of law. Its curriculum covers core areas including contract law practice, civil and commercial dispute resolution, cross-border investment risk control, international trade compliance, integration of “legal affairs, compliance, internal control and risk management” systems, ESG development, and intellectual property protection. Renowned legal scholars and industry practical experts were invited to co-deliver the courses. Over 160 participants, including general counsels, heads of legal departments, and core compliance staff from major steel enterprises nationwide, attended the training.
At the training session, Lawyer Zhongsheng (Jason) Zhou delivered a thematic lecture entitled Intellectual Property Protection in the Context of Intelligent Manufacturing. In light of the current development trends of intelligent manufacturing and technological breakthroughs in the steel industry, and drawing on solid legal expertise and a large number of recent typical practical cases, he systematically explained multiple dimensions including patent portfolio strategies, technical secret protection, and infringement risk early warning and response. He clearly presented the legal logic and protection paths behind technological innovation, and provided practical operational guidance for participating enterprises to build a full-chain intellectual property protection system and empower industrial upgrading through IP compliance.
At present, the steel industry is at a critical stage of transformation and upgrading toward high-quality development. As an important carrier of enterprises’ core competitiveness, intellectual property serves as a key guarantee for technological innovation, green transition and international development. Being invited to lecture at this top industry compliance training is a full recognition of the professional capabilities of Shengzhi by the steel industry.
Shengzhi has long been deeply engaged in intellectual property legal services, and has accumulated rich practical experience in real economy sectors such as intelligent manufacturing and high-end equipment manufacturing. The firm provides enterprises with full-chain legal services covering right confirmation and portfolio planning, daily compliance and risk control, and dispute resolution. Moving forward, the firm will continue to follow the legal needs of industrial development, and help enterprises consolidate their compliance foundation and safeguard the high-quality development of the real economy with professional and precise legal services.
