China on Feb 5 handed the ratification paper of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
East China's Shanghai city last year granted 32,900 invention patents, an increase of 35.74 percent year-on-year.
China has recently issued a major plan on geographical indications (GIs) for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), highlighting six indicators for GI protection and application, according to the country's top intellectual property regulator.
As the chapter with the most contents and biggest coverage in the RCEP, the chapter on intellectual property reflects not only China's efforts in global IP governance, but constantly improvement of regional IP protection.
Innovation is the first engine for development. In recent years, China has recorded impressive development in intellectual property and made historic achievements.
Shanghai on Thursday published a guideline for the city's intellectual property development from 2021 to 2035 as well as an IP protection and utilization plan for the next five years.
The innovative vitality of Chinese businesses was further stimulated last year, as a growing number of domestic market entities registered invention patents, a senior intellectual property regulator said.
The Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, or SIPA, recently conducted a series of inspections of various institutions and businesses in Shanghai to ensure their smooth and orderly operations in IP-related fields.
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