China's intellectual property work is advancing steadily, with notable results in protection and utilization
Intellectual property protection is upgrading at an accelerated pace, with growth in invention patents and trademark grants, and stronger corporate innovation Policy implementation is speeding up; click to learn about the new progress in intellectual property during the 15th Five-Year Plan and the key points of the Trademark Law revision
On the 29th, the State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences under the theme “Starting Well in the 15th FiveYear Plan,” at which the China National Intellectual Property Administration introduced related developments in intellectual property protection and utilization during the 15th FiveYear Plan period. The conference showed that in the first half of this year, the number of patents for invention, trademarks, geographical indications, and layout designs of integrated circuits granted, registered, and filed in China continued to grow, and intellectual property pledge financing continued to support more enterprises.
Data show that as of the end of June, the number of highvalue invention patents held in China reached 2.36 million, and the number per 10,000 people rose to 16.8; the number of enterprises in China holding valid invention patents reached 574,000, and the share of valid invention patents held by enterprises in the national total continued to increase. The share of patents in newgeneration information technology fields such as artificial intelligence, the internet, cloud computing, and big data increased, reflecting stronger innovation vitality in key industries.
The China National Intellectual Property Administration also said that in the next stage, it will advance its work around serving the country’s broader development goals, fostering new growth drivers, improving development quality, responding to the needs of technological innovation, and promoting coordinated regional development. The press conference also introduced that the Trademark Law has completed its first comprehensive revision since it took effect in 1983 and will be implemented on January 1 next year. The revised law covers the principle of good faith, improvements to registration requirements, optimization of the wellknown trademark system, and strengthened regulation of agencies, among other aspects.