IP scene

Shanghai

Office opens to protect trademarks

A trademark office dedicated to overseas intellectual property protection was unveiled in Shanghai last week. The facility, which is the first of its kind in the country, will offer guidance on overseas trademark registration and related legal services, as well as holding training sessions, officials said. The number of registered trademarks in Shanghai surpassed 1 million as of June this year, according to government data.

People's Daily

Jiangsu

Suzhou given nod for national center

The National Intellectual Property Administration announced it had green-lighted Suzhou's application to open a national IP center at a recent international IP summit in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province. The new center in Suzhou is expected to make IP protection more efficient, officials said. It will be the second of its kind in the province, after the one established in Nanjing about a year ago.

Yangtze Evening Post

Guangdong

Guangzhou to host major trade expo

The Guangdong Intellectual Property Trade Expo 2018 is scheduled to open in Guangzhou next month. Revolving around IP trade and operation, the event will comprise an exhibition, the Pearl River Forum and other themed activities, said Ma Xianmin, the province's top IP official. Highlights of the exhibition are set to include companies showcasing their new innovations, higher education institutions and research institutes' patented technologies, military-civilian integrated technological applications, a Belt and Road section and financial services.

Southcn.com

Sichuan

Ranking names top innovative fi rms

The Sichuan provincial government gave awards to 42 patented technological projects and unveiled a list of the top 100 innovative companies in the province earlier this month. The ranking is the province's first evaluation of companies' innovative capacities. By analyzing the number, quality and commercialization of companies' patents, the authorities have sought to present a clear-cut picture of the local economic landscape, officials said.

Dongchanet.com

Xinjiang

Standards rollout targets heritage

The Xinjiang Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision rolled out a series of new standards for World Standards Day on Oct 14. Three of the standards are related to mulberry-bark paper, a national intangible cultural heritage item and popular souvenir sold in Hotan, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Formulating local standards for mulberry-bark paper will enhance intangible cultural heritage protection and boost local tourism, an official at the bureau said.

The Xinjiang bureau of quality and technical supervision

(China Daily 10/25/2018 page17)