International patent applications via the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) continued to grow in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a WIPO report released on March 2.
A delegation from the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, or SIPA, led by Rui Wenbiao, director general of the administration, visited the World Intellectual Property Organization's China Office in Beijing on March 12.
Efforts to amend and upgrade laws on intellectual property rights in recent years have provided stronger legal support for IP owners and encouraged innovation of enterprises, Ma Yide, a deputy to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said on March 8
Twelve thousand people were prosecuted for infringing on intellectual property rights last year, about 64 times the number in 1999, reflecting China's constant improvement in IPR protection, the head of the Supreme People's Procuratorate said.
The Government Work Report listed major targets for 2021, such as GDP growth, employment, healthcare and rural revitalization.
China will strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights -- with IPR protection stressed in the Government Work Report delivered at the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress on March 5.
The year 2020 was an extraordinary year for the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, or SIPA.
The Regulations of the Shanghai Municipality on Intellectual Property Protection -- the first comprehensive set of local regulations on IP protection in East China's Shanghai city -- were formally implemented on March 1.
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