At the recent 2016 ID5 annual meeting held in Beijing, representatives from European Union Intellectual Property Office, the Japan Patent Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office signed the 2016 joint statement on ID5 cooperation, which is aimed at providing better services for the five offices and global users. The five offices will seek to adopt relevant suggestions and timely report the latest progress to deepen cooperation and push for the smooth implementation of each project.