Value of IP-Intensive Industries Highlighted
The added value of China's patent-intensive industries topped 10.7 trillion yuan ($1.51 trillion) in 2018, contributing 11.6 percent to the country's GDP, according to the National Intellectual Property Administration.
TCM Collaboration to Other Countries Offered
China is willing to collaborate with other countries to tap the potential of traditional Chinese medicine in fighting the novel coronavirus and offer assistance on that front, Yu Yanhong, a top official with the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said on Monday.
China to Improve Intellectual Property Work in Central SOEs
China has set a goal for central State-owned enterprises to establish an intellectual property work system in line with the requirement of high-quality development by 2025, according to a new guideline.
China Makes Big Strides in Science, Tech Investments
As China increases its R&D expenditure, it also has made great progress in its science and technology, according to the report "The State of US Science and Engineering 2020" by the National Science Foundation, or NSF.
TIPO releases 2019 PPH program statistics
In recent years, the number of patent applications has seen a significant growth, due to rapid economic developments around the world. Thus, the globe’s IP offices are all actively signing Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programs to share examination results, thereby ultimately reducing the patent backlog. At this moment, TIPO has been in PPH cooperation with six countries: the United States (effective since Sept. 1, 2011), Japan (effective since May 1, 2012), Spain (effective since Oct. 1, 2013), South Korea (effective since April 1, 2015), Poland (effective since August 1, 2017), and Canada (effective since Feb. 1, 2018), to help applicants acquire patent examination results sooner.
