Invited by Gustav Rueckemann, the president of the SRH HOCHSCHULE HEIDELBERG, and Prof. Carolin Sutter, the director of the School of Social and Behavioral Science of SRH HOCHSCHULE HEIDELBERG, Dr. Xiang YU visited Germamy and delivered his lecture there from Oct.5^th to Oct.19^th, 2010.

During this period, Dr. Xiang YU attended an activity called “the International Week” held in Heidelberg, and delivered the lecture------ Chinese Patent Law and Related International Treaties, which was very popular with the students. Students there regard this lecture as a chance and an valuable experience to understand the different culture and patent system in China, and they hope this kind of course can be opened termly. After listening Dr. Xiang YU’s lecture, a German post-graduate student expressed his aspiration to follow Dr. Xiang YU and study intellectual property rights in HUST.