IP scene

Beijing

Sci-tech week a popular draw card

Beijing Science and technology Week, running from May 19 to 26, showcased an array of high-tech products at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution. The event attracted 120,000 visitors to the museum. Elsewhere in the capital, more than 650 science activities were held, attracting more than 160,000 visitors.

Beijing Youth Daily

Patent attorney exam date announced

The National Intellectual Property Administration has announced the annual national patent attorney qualification exam will be held in early November, with 30 cities across the country designated as exam sites. Candidates from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can take the exam in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Fuzhou. Potential patent attorneys need to sign up online for the exam between July 1 and 26.

China Intellectual Property News

Shanghai

Pilot program put into official operation

After being piloted for a year, an international intellectual property public service platform was formally put into operation in Shanghai in mid-May. Focusing on IP trade, innovation in finance, overseas operations and protection and key services, the new platform is expected to increase international transactions and encourage innovation and cooperation, government officials said. Over the past year of trial operation, the platform has helped in concluding more than 70 deals on the commercialization of research results and tech services worth nearly 300 million yuan ($43.39 million).

China Intellectual Property News

Jiangsu

Domestic designers looking to go global

The China (Wuxi) International Design Expo, held from Saturday to Monday, attracted more than 130 exhibitors to display their latest creations. China is in talks with the World Intellectual Property Organization, seeking to join in The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, Shen Changyu, commissioner of the National Intellectual Property Administration, said at the opening ceremony of the expo.

People.com.cn

Guangdong

Regional copyright center in the works

Shenzhen plans to create a copyright registration center dedicated to serving rights owners from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The move is expected to boost copyright trade in the region, local officials said. The city's goals also include providing support for 10 IP agencies and 60 innovation-driven companies by 2021, according to the city government's plan.

Shenzhen Economic Daily

(China Daily 05/30/2019 page17)