IP Promotion Week launched on April 26
April 30, 2013 Category IPR protection, Weekly
Intellectual property is an increasingly important part of improving China’s core competitiveness and restructuring its economy, Tian Lipu, Commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), said in a video speech at the launch ceremony for IP Promotion Week on April 26. In 2012 alone, SIPO granted some 217,000 invention patents, raising the number of patents owned per 10,000 people in the country to 3.2. People and institutions filed 688,000 applications to have works copyrighted and registered 139,000 copyrights for computer software, both of which hit a record high for the country. By the end of last year, China’s accumulative trademark inventory had expanded to 6.4 million, enabling the country to hold on to its first-place position in the world. SIPO has grown into the largest office worldwide for dealing with patents and industrial designs, and China’s trade office also ranks first in the world, said World Intellectual Property Organization Director Francis Gurry. “The next generation of creation is going to belong to China,” Gurry said. In some Chinese metropolises, copyright-based industries have contributed more than 10% to GDP, Gurry noted, adding that they are “truly extraordinary achievements”. The week-long campaign was held under the theme of “implementing IP strategy and supporting innovation-driven development”. Tian said he hopes that the events are not only a stage for IP professionals but also a platform for the public to focus on IP issues, the China Daily reports.
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