IP scene

Beijing

Campaign to protect overseas investments

The Ministry of Commerce is planning to launch a special campaign to protect the intellectual property rights of companies with overseas investments. Spokesman Gao Feng said at a recent news conference that the campaign's focuses will include the protection of trade secrets and the control of bad-faith trademark registration, internet-related piracy and other forms of rights violation. He added that the government will cooperate with companies during the campaign.

Beijing Youth Daily

China leads in nanotech patents, research papers

China has the world's largest number of nanotechnology patents and contributed more than one-third of the global academic papers on the subject, according to a recent report on the country's nanoscience and technology development. Related patent filings from the country reached 209,000 over the past 20 years. The white paper was released by global publisher Springer Nature, the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, and the National Science Library at the Chinese Academy of Sciences at the International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology on Aug 29.

People's Daily

Hong Kong

Intangible cultural heritage list released  

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region released its first representative intangible cultural heritage list in mid-August, providing a reference for heritage protection in the region. The list comprises 20 items, half of them ranking among national intangible cultural heritage, including Yueju Opera, an art form performed in Guangdong's dialect, and herbal tea. The other half of the list was selected in February to May from 48 items on Hong Kong's first intangible cultural heritage list announced in 2014, including Hong Kong-style milk tea and outfits.

Xinhua News Agency

Tianjin

Global automakers' database goes online

A global auto patent database went online in Tianjin recently. The industry service system, developed by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, comprises more than 18 million patent documents in the sector. It can be used to forecast the industry's trends, formulate technological progress routes and avert intellectual property risks, designers said. Under the support of the city's IP office, the project is expected to help Chinese automakers to improve their innovation capacity and sharpen their competitive edge.

China Intellectual Property News

Guangdong

Millions of yuan in deals signed at trade expo

During the Guangdong Intellectual Property Trade Expo running on Aug 31 and Sept 1 in Guangzhou, capital of the province, deals worth 720 million yuan ($110 million) were signed, involving more than 1,300 patents. Another 15 patent packages were auctioned for more than 31 million yuan during the two-day event, including six-week services provided by three patent attorneys, which were sold for 306,000 yuan. The IP event was organized by the Guangdong IP Office and the Guangzhou government.

News.21cn.com

Anhui

Specialized court set up, advancing reforms

The Anhui Intellectual Property Court was inaugurated at the end of August, a key move to advance the province's judicial reforms, local officials said. The IP-dedicated court has jurisdiction in civil and administrative cases concerning patents, know-how, software, new plant varieties, integrated circuit designs, well-known trademarks and monopoly disputes in Anhui province.

Anhui Daily

Guangxi

500 examples displayed at trademark festival

About 500 trademarks from across the country were displayed at the China Trademark Festival held in Guilin, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, from Sept 2 to 4. It is the first time that the annual national trademark event took place in an autonomous region. Guangxi secured 3.08 billion yuan ($470 million) in orders during the festival.

Guangxi Daily

(China Daily 09/07/2017 page17)