Shenzhen govt learns from big company playbook

Different from many of his peers who head up local intellectual property (IP) administrations, Xu Youjun works with an apparently unrelated organization, the Shenzhen Market Supervision Bureau. He is the deputy director of the city government department.

The difference in titles reflects the city's unique position in the national IP system, Xu said.

Three local government departments - press, IP, and industry and commerce - usually handle copyrights, patents and trademark administration separately, but the three administrative powers are all one unit in Shenzhen.