The 2022 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Global Service Workshop – which was held in Shanghai in East China on Dec 21 – was organized by the WIPO Office in China and the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration.
In 2021, China surpassed the U.S. to become the top jurisdiction in terms of number of patents in force with 3.6 million.
A ceremony was held on Dec 8 in East China Normal University – located in East China's Shanghai city – in a bid to set up 10 intellectual property rights or IPR operation centers in local universities.
The East China University of Political Science and Law, or ECUPL, held a founding ceremony for the new School of Foreign Affairs and Law on Nov 12 in East China's Shanghai city.
Shen Changyu, director of CNIPA, took a team with him to visit the Shanghai Intellectual Property Center and China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) on Nov 18, to investigate intellectual property protection work.
The 4th Workshop on the China-EU Innovation and Competition – one of the sub-forums of the 19th Shanghai International Intellectual Property Forum – was held on Nov 19 in Shanghai city in East China.
Global intellectual property applications rose last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with China leading the growth, World Intellectual Property Organization data shows.
The 2022 International IP Operation Forum of SINOIP – a sub-forum of the 19th Shanghai International Intellectual Property Forum – was held on Nov 17 in Shanghai, in East China.