Intellectual property rights stepped up

China has stepped up efforts to help businesses protect their intellectual property rights through optimized services and quicker channels, so that innovation can be stimulated, a spokeswoman for the country's top IP regulator said on Tuesday. Guo Wen, also head of the China National

Intellectual Property Administration's IP protection division, told a news conference that a number of IP agencies with comprehensive services and smooth channels have been set up in recent years, providing innovative entities with easier access to safeguarding their rights and interests. She said China has 71 national-level IP protection centers, and has also established 42 stations where businesses can solve their IP disputes in a more convenient manner. "The figures mean that IP protection centers have basically covered major and economically strong regions, and the stations have been built in industrial clusters for small commodities and fast-moving consumer goods," Guo said...

China maintains growth in number of invention patents

The number of invention patents granted in China in the first four months of this year witnessed a year-on-year increase of 43.42 percent, the country's top intellectual property regulator said this week. The latest patent data report by the China National Intellectual Property Admini-

stration revealed that over 362,000 invention patents were granted in China between January and April this year. Enterprise patents constituted the majority and exhibited the highest year-on-year growth rate when compared to those obtained by universities, research institutions, and individuals. China owned about 4.02 million domestic valid invention patents by the end of 2023, making it the first country in the world to hold over 4 million valid domestic invention patents. High-value invention patents accounted for over 40 percent of the total, the administration said.

China unveils blueprint for IP protection system

China on Monday unveiled a comprehensive blueprint for the establishment of an intellectual property (IP) protection system, as part of ongoing efforts to shore up its business environment and economic growth. The blueprint was formulated by the China National Intellectual

Property Administration (CNIPA), the country's top IP regulator, and eight other authorities. It proposes measures in several areas, such as policy standards, law enforcement and talent cultivation. According to the administration, the blueprint serves as a road map for IP development until 2035, with China aiming to modernize and strengthen its IP protection system by that date. Shen Changyu, head of the CNIPA, said at a press conference in late April that the plan would emphasize efforts to combat infringement and counterfeiting, enhance the establishment of IP courts, reduce the cost of protecting rights, and implement a punitive damages system for infringement...

Law enforcement to apply tech to help cyberspace counterfeit crackdowns

China's top market regulator has pledged to apply more technologies into law enforcement to increase crackdowns on counterfeits and unqualified goods in cyberspace, so that intellectual property rights can be strongly protected. The pledge was made by Tong Bo, an official from the

State Administration for Market Regulation, on Tuesday while introducing its achievements against IP violations. She said that the administration has planned to take advantage of big data, cloud computing and mobile network in law enforcement, "aiming to improve our capability of finding and identifying IP violations." According to her, a crackdown on fighting online IP infringements was jointly launched by the administration and several other authorities, including the Ministry of Public Security and the China National Intellectual Property Administration, in June last year...