IP scene

Heilongjiang

Proprietary robot joint made in Harbin

China's first patented precision cycloid pinwheel reducer has been put into production by HIT Robot Group, headquartered in Harbin, capital of the northeastern province, in early March. The reducer is a key component in robot manufacturing that is likened to robots' joints and determines the accuracy and strength of their movements. Related technologies were long monopolized by such advanced countries as the United States, Germany and Japan. The HRG-developed technology has enabled a 50 percent decrease in the prices of reducers, according to the company.

Science And Technology Daily

Hunan

City to apply for national IP center

Changsha, capital of Hunan province in Central China, will apply for the status of "national key industrial intellectual property center" this year, according to the local IP authorities. Their yearly plan includes designating fund management institutions and commercial banks as trustees for the operation of IP funds in key industries, and piloting IP operational modes in such sectors. The Changsha IP Office intends to release new favorable policies to support patent-intensive companies, with a goal of fostering five to 10 such companies in the city this year.

Rednet.Cn

Sichuan

Police uncover large counterfeit case

Chengdu police recently announced they have uncovered a large counterfeit case involving 29 cities across China with market value of more than 10 million yuan ($1.5 million). Last year, the police found a group selling fake HP and Canon labels and packages. Cooperating with the Shanghai, Beijing and Guangdong police, they seized 24 suspects and more than 3 million unsold counterfeit labels and packages.

China National Radio

Inner Mongolia

Pilot program to promote education

The technology and education authorities in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region have launched a pilot program to offer intellectual property education in primary and middle schools. They will provide textbooks, train teachers and use multimedia presentations in the courses. Ten schools have been selected to be the first pilots. The IP education system will be established in 30 schools in the region, according to authorities.

Inner Mongolia Daily

Guangdong

First provincial-level institute opens

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies set up southern China's first provincial-level institute on international intellectual property on March 16. It will focus on legal issues in development of the Belt and Road Initiative and release an annual report on the province's foreign IP affairs to guide authorities' decisions.

Southern Metropolis Daily

(China Daily 03/24/2017 page17)