On March 28, the audit expert group of Zhongzhi (Beijing) Certification Co., Ltd. went to Afa Flow Control Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as AFA) to conduct a recertification audit on the AFA's intellectual property management system. Through the on-site audit, the experts believed that AFA's intellectual property management system continued to operate effectively, the management level continued to improve, and successfully passed the national GB/T29490-2013 system certification.

On April 8, Zhongzhi (Beijing) Certification Co., Ltd. issued the "Intellectual Property Management System Certification Certificate" to Afa Flow Control Co., Ltd., certificate number: 165IP191853R1S; valid until April 11, 2025.

Intellectual property refers to the rights that people enjoy legally over intellectual achievements, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc. But in essence, intellectual property is not just a right or an asset, but more importantly, it is a powerful driving force for the development of enterprises. Intellectual property is also the core competitiveness and strategic resource of enterprises, and plays a huge role in the product research and development, production and marketing of enterprises.

The intellectual property management system refers to placing intellectual property at the strategic level of enterprise management, and defining and striving to achieve the enterprise's intellectual property mission from the perspective of the enterprise's intellectual property management concept, management organization, management model, management personnel, management system, etc. System engineering. The mission of intellectual property management varies from enterprise to enterprise. Some focus on service innovation, some try to prevent intellectual property legal risks, and some strive to maintain or increase the value of intellectual property assets. In general, it is to maximize the interests of the enterprise's intellectual property, so as to win competitive advantages for the enterprise and realize the enterprise's mission.

It is the second time that AFA has obtained this system certification since it first obtained the system certification in April 2019, after three years of standardized operation and continuous improvement. Through this certification audit, AFA comprehensively examined the operation of the company's intellectual property management system, which will play a positive role in improving the company's various intellectual property management systems and work processes, further strengthening the standardization of the company's intellectual property management system construction and operation, and improving the company's intellectual property acquisition, maintenance, operation and protection level. It will also play a positive role in further improving the operation efficiency and management level of the intellectual property management system. In the future, AFA will carefully compare the system standard requirements, check deficiencies, find problems, and continuously improve. At the same time, it is also necessary to continuously improve the intellectual property management work in combination with the actual situation of the company and strive to support the high-speed and high-quality development of the enterprise.