Shanghai's Lin-gang Special Area registered the nation's first intellectual property, or IP for a data product serving cross-border "data-to-process" services.
The milestone is said to set a reference for the international protection of data rights.
The term "data-to-process" refers to a model where data from abroad is brought into China for processing and analysis, with only the processed results being sent back, ensuring both data security and compliance.
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Lin-gang Special Area Service Station for data product intellectual property registration. [Photo/WeChat ID: Shanghai_IPA]
The registered product — the "Cot Chain-of-Thought Reasoning Dataset" — was completed with the support of the Lin-gang Special Area Data Product IP Registration Service Station.
The process clarified ownership and addressed compliance challenges in cross-border data processing under the guidance of the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration.
According to the service station, the dataset can support applications in large language model or LLM development and intelligent education, significantly improving mathematical reasoning performance and reliability. The registration provides legal assurance for wider international use and market promotions.
Since its launch, the Lin-gang service station has focused on practical business needs, offering full-chain guidance from policy interpretation to the filing of applications. To date, it has assisted 34 data products in completing their registration, granting them legal recognition and accelerating market circulation.
Looking ahead, Lin-gang plans to further enhance its service system and strengthen cooperation with industry departments.
By building a complete "registration–circulation–transaction" chain, it's aiming to boost the flow of data elements and contribute to Shanghai's role as a benchmark city in the digital economy.
