Recently, the Zhejiang Station event of “Intellectual Property Traveling to the Grassroots, Serving the Economy and International Industrial and Commercial Intellectual Property Summit” (hereinafter referred to as “Traveling to the Grassroots”), sponsored by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, the China International Chamber of Commerce, and organized by the All China Patent Agents Association, Zhejiang Intellectual Property Office, etc., was held in Zhejiang. On November 6, He Hua, Deputy Director of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, Lu Pengqi, Vice President of the China International Chamber of Commerce, Meng Gang, Deputy Secretary General of the provincial government, Zhou Guohui, Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Intellectual Property Office, attended the launch ceremony.
The “Ten Thousand Miles Journey” event aims to deeply implement the spirit of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Plenary Sessions of the 18th Central Committee, further transform government functions, and deliver industrial patent competition trends, intellectual property practical skills training, patent examination services, and intellectual property public welfare consulting to the front line of the industry, providing “one-stop” and “customized” intellectual property public services for local economy and industries.
It is understood that this year’s “Ten Thousand Miles Journey” event was held in Guangdong, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang respectively, and the Zhejiang station was the closing battle of the event. The activities of Zhejiang Station are very suitable for the needs of enterprises and universities in the province, with rich content, including the theme forum on the development trend and prospects of the patent agency industry, the intellectual property special session on promoting international commercial rules and practices, the enterprise invention patent circuit examination, the patent invalidation request case circuit examination, the intellectual property story meeting, the intellectual property public welfare consultation, the appearance design special session, the Chinese Patent Agents Association special session, the intellectual property entry enterprise Intellectual property entering universities, as well as intellectual property training.
At the launch ceremony, He Hua expressed his hope to further create a good atmosphere for intellectual property development through this “Ten Thousand Miles Journey” activity, promote Zhejiang enterprises, universities, and research institutions to have a deeper understanding of intellectual property, be good at using intellectual property to protect independent innovation achievements, and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. Further promote the deep integration of intellectual property work into the main battlefield of economic construction, continuously explore and innovate intellectual property service methods, and better utilize intellectual property to promote innovative development.
Meng Gang stated in his speech that in recent years, the overall intellectual property work in Zhejiang Province has been good, especially in terms of intellectual property creation, application, and protection, which has made significant progress and is at the forefront of the country. As a strategic work, there is still great room for development in intellectual property, and doing a good job in intellectual property work is also an important lever to enhance Zhejiang’s soft power. I hope that technology enterprises in Zhejiang attach great importance to and cherish this event. With the guidance and assistance of leaders and experts, we can effectively solve intellectual property problems, enhance the comprehensive ability of intellectual property creation, application, protection, and management, and promote enterprises to take the path of innovation driven development.
When introducing the intellectual property work in our province, Zhou Guohui pointed out that in recent years, our province’s intellectual property work has achieved rapid development, the top-level design of intellectual property work has been continuously strengthened, the ability to create and apply intellectual property has been continuously improved, and the protection of intellectual property has been further highlighted. According to the report issued by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, in 2014, the province’s comprehensive development index of intellectual property and comprehensive strength of patents ranked fourth in the country. In 2014, the total number of patent applications and authorizations in the province was 261000 and 188000, ranking second in the country. From January to September this year, the number of patent applications and authorizations in the province reached 225000 and 153000, respectively. Among them, the number of invention patent applications and authorizations reached 45500 and 15900, respectively, an increase of 29% and 69%. At the same time, the protection of intellectual property rights has also been continuously increasing. In 2014, the patent administrative law enforcement system in the province filed and investigated 3506 cases of various patent violations, including 2963 infringement cases, ranking first in the country. From January to September this year, there were 6601 patent registrations in the province, a year-on-year increase of 237%; 6170 cases have been closed, with a closure rate of 93.5%, and a comprehensive intellectual property rights protection system covering the entire province has been established. In May of this year, the executive meeting of the provincial government conducted a special study on intellectual property work and issued the “Zhejiang Province Deeply Implementing Intellectual Property Strategy Action Plan (2015-2020)”.
On the day of the on-site meeting, a newly revised “Zhejiang Province Patent Regulations” was also released. When discussing the revision of the Patent Regulations, Zhou Guohui stated that the revised Zhejiang Provincial Patent Regulations highlight the transformation and application of patent achievements, strengthen the protection of patents, and emphasize the service and management of patents by government departments. Regarding the measures to implement the Patent Regulations and the Outline of Intellectual Property Strategy, Zhou Guohui emphasized the focus on accelerating the implementation of the Five Year Plan for Intellectual Property Strategy Action, carefully planning the 13th Five Year Plan for Intellectual Property Development, and striving to create a strong atmosphere for intellectual property work.
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