IP protection will remain a priority

The authorities are stepping up efforts at protecting the country's intellectual property overseas as more companies expand globally, Shen Changyu, the commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office, told China Daily on Thursday.

Shen said protection and application of intellectual property will be top priorities within the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), which is being drawn up.

Talking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Dalian on Thursday, Shen said one of the major issues is to make sure that Chinese IP can be protected in any international market in which its companies are operating.