IP Scene

Beijing

Students in capital get informed on trademarks

A campaign that promotes intellectual property awareness on university campuses was recently launched in Beijing. The campaign provided students with information related to trademarks through a series of activities. IP education for teenagers can cultivate respect for rights, as well as encourage them to innovate, organizers said.

Xinhua

Bid to lure global venture capitalists

Chaoyang district will set up an innovative tech industrial cluster featuring international venture capital investment, according to a recent forum held in Beijing. The area plans to attract venture capital institutions to foster globally influential unicorn companies and leading companies in certain fields over three to five years. The district also launched a service platform that offers notifications, policy interpretation and networking. The platform uses artificial intelligence and big data to better help innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Beijing News

Inner Mongolia

Conference to sow seeds of success

This year's Inheritance and Innovation Conference of Chinese Handmade Embroidery will be held in Hinggan League on Aug 1-2. The event will feature an exhibition of Chinese handmade embroidery achievements, an embroidery show and an international handmade embroidery summit forum. The conference aims to explore the value of the Chinese embroidery culture, breathe life into traditional handicrafts and promote ethnic embroidery culture.

People's Daily

Guangdong

Financial rewards for whistleblowers

The province in South China will initiate an incentive policy on July 1 to encourage the public to combat intellectual property infringements. Informants who offer authorities key clues to counterfeiting, piracy and other violations of IP rights will be rewarded with up to 500,000 yuan ($72,310) per case. Rewards to those who make substantial contribution to such investigations are not subject to the limit. People can report via phone calls, fax, emails and popular social networking platforms, such as QQ, WeChat and weibo.

China Quality Daily

Jiangxi

Loan incentive for owners of noted brands

The province's market regulation authority recently released a plan to promote trademark-collateralized loans in a bid to help companies, especially private businesses, gain more access to finance. Owners of trademarks with a high profile and established reputation will benefit from the initiative, provided that their residences are located in Jiangxi or their products are produced in the province. Trademarks must also have been valid for at least three years since registration and be involved in no dispute; and their related businesses need to stay profitable for two consecutive years.

Jiangxi Daily

Zhejiang

IP service center opens in high-tech zone

The Hangzhou High-Tech Zone (Binjiang) launched an intellectual property service center recently. It features quick authorization, recognition and protection of related rights. The center aims to establish a service covering all fields and the full chain of IP. It will establish an IP protection center; bring in financial institutions such as a Bank of Hangzhou branch and an IP investment and operation platform for the internet of things industry and attract several noted IP service agencies.

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(China Daily 06/13/2019 page17)