Shanghai completed key intellectual property (IP) initiatives in 2025, accelerating its goal to become an international IP protection hub.
The city inventoried 76,300 patents across universities, research institutes, and medical institutions. Over 11,900 patent commercialization reports were submitted, with university and institute invention patent industrialization reaching 10.53 percent, reflecting faster IP utilization.
Data-product IP registration pilots accepted 1,280 applications and issued 836 certificates. Registered products generated nearly 20 billion yuan ($2.89 billion) in economic value. Shanghai also launched the nation's first company-operated IP service trust and the Yangtze River Delta's first AI IP securitization product.
Courts handled 46,000 IP cases and closed 47,000, with punitive damages totaling 170 million yuan. Prosecutors reviewed 302 criminal IP cases, approved 273 arrests, and filed 649 prosecutions. Police solved over 550 criminal cases, arrested more than 2,100 suspects and involved 1.3 billion yuan.
Market supervision, IP and cultural enforcement authorities investigated 3,800 cases, while Customs seized nearly 4,900 consignments of infringing goods. IP mediation bodies accepted 19,000 disputes, successfully resolving close to 10,000 cases.
Shanghai strengthened its IP service offerings, joining the roster of national pilot cities focused on fostering a business-friendly IP environment. The city supported patent agencies, advanced reforms of industry associations, and launched trademarks agent credit pilots backed by coordinated supervision platforms.
Major events included the 22nd Shanghai International Intellectual Property Forum on "IP and AI," the fifth Shanghai IP Innovation Award, which honored nine units and 45 patents, and the approval of Nanhui peaches as a national geographical-indication protection demonstration.
