The Finance and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress held a meeting to assess the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) on March 8.
The 2026 Government Work Report outlines several key initiatives pivotal to advancing China's modernization, with a concentrated effort on the role of intellectual property (IP).
A delegation from Siemens Healthineers visited the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration (SIPA) for a working exchange on March 3.
Shanghai has been advancing its high-standard pilot program for data product intellectual property (IP) registrations, promoting the orderly flow and full realization of data value.
China's invention patent applications have ranked first globally for several consecutive years.
The first working day after the Spring Festival, Yashu Information Technology (Shanghai) Co received a 10 million yuan ($1.45 million) loan secured by its trade secrets on Feb 24, marking Shanghai's first completed trade secret pledge financing case.
Shanghai has more than doubled its high-value invention patents per 10,000 residents from 29.6 to 65 over the past five years, marking a major leap in innovation strength as the city shifts toward improving full-chain intellectual property efficiency in 2026.
Shanghai completed key intellectual property (IP) initiatives in 2025, accelerating its goal to become an international IP protection hub.
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