China reports world’s most international IP applications in 2019
By Jiang Jianke, People’s Daily
China became the top filer of international patents in 2019,
and accelerated the progress to build itself into an intellectual property (IP)
powerhouse, said Shen Changyu, head of China’s National Intellectual Property
Administration (NIPA).
Shen made the remarks at a press conference briefing China’s
IP development held by the State Council Information Office Thursday.
China further improved the quality and efficiency of patent
and trademark examination. The processing time for high-value patents
examination was reduced to 17.3 months, while that for trademark registrations
was shortened to 4.5 months, both going beyond the annual targets set by the
State Council. A total of 7.93 billion yuan ($1.12 billion) in patent and
trademark-related expenses was reduced and exempted last year.
The country’s IP protection was comprehensively enhanced
last year, with a series of campaigns launched to protect IP rights. A total of
32,000 trademark violation cases and 7,000 patent violation cases were dealt
with, involving 510 million yuan. In addition, 39,000 cases of administrative
adjudication of patent infringement disputes were handled, while 10,000 cases
of unfair competition involving 3.16 billion yuan were investigated.
Furthermore, China’s IP quality was also on steady improvement.
The number of valid invention patents held on the Chinese mainland reached 1.86
million, with 13.3 invention patents per 10,000 people, attaining the targets
set in the country’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) ahead of schedule. The
number of valid trademarks registered by Chinese mainland entities hit 25.22
million, with every 4.9 market entities owning a registered trademark on average.
China was ranked 14th in a global innovation ranking in
2019, moving up three spots from the previous year and ranking first among world’s
mid-income economies, according to reports and data released by the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Last year, the country was the largest applicant for
international patent applications submitted through the Patent Cooperation
Treaty, and the third largest for trademark registration under the Madrid
System, with 59,000 and 6,339 applications filed, respectively.
Meanwhile, China significantly improved the efficiency of IP
utilization. According to statistics, the added value of the China’s
patent-intensive industries topped 10.7 trillion yuan in 2018, accounting for
11.6 percent of the country’s GDP and rendering strong support to its high-quality
economic development.
Besides, the added value of China’s copyright industry
reached 6.6 trillion yuan in 2018, accounting for 7.37 percent of the country’s
GDP.
He Zhimin, deputy head of the NIPA introduced that a
guidance had been issued by the organization to further delegate power, improve
regulation and upgrade services in IP protection, as well as better the
country’s business environment, covering 78 measures in 14 aspects.
These measures shortened the average examination period for trademarks
registration to 4.5 months, close to the fastest worldwide under the same system,
and the reviewing period for modification and transfer of trademarks as well as
international trademark registration under the Madrid System was also reduced.
Besides, the processing time for re-examination of refused
registrations was cut from 12 statutory months to
seven, while that for complicated cases to 10 months.
The guidance also facilitated trademark-related businesses.
Applicants can apply for registration, amendment, and transfer of trademarks,
as well as registration of trademarks under the Madrid System via both online
and offline channels. Last year, 94.5 percent of the applications were filed
online.
China has 212 brick-and-mortar offices that accept trademark
application, and trademark pledge financing can be applied at 103 of them. They
helped enterprises raise about 41.1 billion yuan last year, effectively alleviating
the difficulties faced by enterprises in accessing affordable financing.
A patent on “nose mask” developed for medical staff is
applied by Luolai Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd. based in Nantong, east China’s
Jiangsu province in March. Photo by Xu Congjun, People’s Daily Online
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