A delegation from the Bank of China Shanghai Branch – led by the branch's president Zhang Shouchuan – visited the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration on July 13.
In 2020, China's main intellectual property indicators met expectations and its development of intellectual property reached a new level, according to statistics released by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), China's top IPR watchdog.
The Briefing on Intellectual Property Development in Shanghai was held in the city in East China on June 28. The English portal of the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, or SIPA, was launched concurrently.
The English portal of the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration – the first comprehensive local IP English website in China – was officially launched on June 28, 2021.
The top 10 benchmark cases of intellectual property protection in 202 were recently released by the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, following recommendations from local government departments and expert reviews.
A seminar on intellectual property talent training and discipline development in colleges and universities throughout China, organized by Tongji University, was recently held at the university in East China's Shanghai.
On Oct 17, 2020, the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress adopted a motion on amending the Patent Law. The amended Patent Law came into effect on June 1, 2021.
Shanghai city in East China recently opened a service hotline – +86-021-62675677 – which provides advice on the Patent Cooperation Treaty, or PCT, concerning international patent applications.