IP scene

Beijing

National AI lab opens at Baidu

A national engineering lab for the development and application of deep learning technology was unveiled by internet giant Baidu Inc earlier this month, seeking breakthroughs in the fundamental sectors of artificial intelligence, including auditory and visual perception and language comprehension. Co-founded by the company and top Chinese universities and academies including Tsinghua and Beihang, the lab was established to promote progress in the AI field and to facilitate cooperation with other parties in frontier research, said its head Lin Yuanqing.

Science and Technology Daily

Tianjin

Seagull insured for legal fees at expos

Tianjin Seagull Watch Group recently took out insurance for legal fees concerning patent disputes in overseas exhibitions, becoming the first company to file for this type of insurance in China. The insurance was launched by PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd to help Chinese companies to go abroad. It will cover attorney and litigation fees and other legal costs.

xinhuanet.com

Chongqing

Estimated 20% rise in PCT applications

International patent applications filed via the Patent Cooperation Treaty from Chongqing is forecast to increase by about 20 percent in 2017 from the previous year, local officials said at a recent annual IP meeting. The municipality in Southwest China plans to foster a group of intellectual property-intensive companies, develop a multi-dispute resolution system and encourage industrial funds to support innovative startups, according to the city's IP authorities.

China Intellectual Property News

Anhui

'Explosive growth' reported in filings

The Anhui Administration for Industry and Commerce has announced that the province reported "explosive growth" in annual trademark applications in 2016, with more than 88,000 filings added for an increase of 46.6 percent from 2015, 18.2 percentage points higher than the national average. The province in East China has implemented its trademark strategy and campaigned for increased diversity, improved quality and new brands in recent years. It has an accumulative inventory of more than 230,000 trademarks.

xinhuanet.com

Hunan

Chinese copyrights promoted online

China South Publishing & Media Group signed a cooperation agreement with Frankfurt Book Fair last week in Beijing to become a shareholder of its online copyright trading system. The platform has more than 30,000 users from more than 200 countries and regions. The Changsha-based company plans to promote the copyrights of more Chinese-language publications on the platform, said its chairman Gong Shuguang.

Rednet.cn

(China Daily 03/09/2017 page17)