The anti-counterfeiting and traceability SEP industry standard alliance jointly initiated by Shenzhen Anti-Counterfeiting Association, Shenzhen Internet of Things Association and Asia-Pacific Cloud Application Alliance supported by Belt and Road Blockchain Association officially launched at China Chain Valley .

At the Nanshan District of Innovation Series of Internet of Things and Blockchain Innovation Application Forum, the SEP Industry Standards Alliance is officially launched. The director of the Blockchain Research Center of the World Smart City Engineering Technology Research Institute made the theme of “SEP Standard Construction and Operation”. Speaker Ke Zhonglai, executive director of Shenzhen Anti-Counterfeiting Traceability Association, said that with the maturity and application of blockchain and Internet of Things technologies, anti-counterfeiting traceability is about to usher in new development opportunities. SEP is a group patents that is included in international, national, and industry standards and must be used when implementing standards. In the era of digital communication and Internet of Things, as the core patents of the technology industry, the patents held by the manufacturers are only basic equipment. Further, it is necessary to hold the standard essential patents (SEP) in order to have the opportunity to win  in the long run.