The State Council Information Office held a regular briefing on the policies of the State Council to accelerate the construction of an intellectual property power and effectively support innovation-driven development

The Information Office of the State Council held a regular briefing on the policies of the State Council at 3 p.m. on November 8, 2023 (Wednesday), inviting Shen Changyu, Director of the State Intellectual Property Office, Tang Zhaozhi, Head of the Copyright Administration of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee, Ge Shu, Deputy Director General of the Patent Office and Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, Zhang Peng, Director of the Treaty and Law Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, Zhang Zhicheng, Director of the Intellectual Property Protection Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, and Wang Peizhang, Director of the Public Service Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, to introduce the acceleration of the construction of an intellectual property power. Effectively support innovation-driven development and answer questions from reporters.

Xing Huina, Deputy Director of the Information Bureau and Spokesperson of the Information Office of the State Council:

Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! Welcome to the regular briefing on the State Council's policies. At today's briefing, we invited Mr. Shen Changyu, Director of the State Intellectual Property Office, to introduce to you the relevant situation of accelerating the construction of an intellectual property power and effectively supporting innovation-driven development, and answer your questions. Also present at today's briefing were: Mr. Tang Zhaozhi, Head of the Copyright Administration of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, Mr. Ge Shu, Deputy Director General of the Patent Office and Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, Ms. Zhang Peng, Director of the Department of Treaty and Law, Mr. Zhang Zhicheng, Director of the Department of Intellectual Property Protection, and Mr. Wang Peizhang, Director of the Public Service Department.

Next, I would like to give the floor to Mr. Shen Changyu for a briefing.

Shen Changyu, Director of the State Intellectual Property Office:

Thank you, moderator. Dear friends from the news media, first of all, thank you for your concern and support for intellectual property work. It is a great pleasure to be here today to introduce to you the relevant situation of accelerating the construction of an intellectual property power and effectively supporting innovation-driven development.

The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the construction of a strong country with intellectual property rights. General Secretary Xi Jinping made a series of important instructions and personally formulated the Outline for the Construction of an Intellectual Property Power (2021-2035), drawing a grand blueprint for the construction of an intellectual property power from six aspects, including the construction of an intellectual property system oriented to socialist modernization. On the afternoon of October 31, the State Council conducted the fourth special study with the theme of "In-depth Implementation of the Strategy of Building a Strong Country with Intellectual Property and Effectively Supporting Innovation-Driven Development", and Premier Li Qiang presided over the study and made an important speech, emphasizing the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions and important instructions on intellectual property work, accelerate the construction of a strong country with intellectual property rights, and better serve the construction of a new development pattern and promote high-quality development. Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and other leaders of the State Council also put forward clear requirements. At the same time, the recent executive meeting of the State Council has also intensively reviewed and approved important documents and regulations such as the Special Action Plan for the Transformation and Application of Patents (2023-2025) and the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law (Draft Amendment), making arrangements for relevant work and playing a set of "combination punches" in the field of intellectual property.

The State Intellectual Property Office has conscientiously studied and implemented the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and has worked with the National Copyright Administration and other departments to thoroughly implement the strategy of strengthening the country with intellectual property rights, and strongly support innovation-driven development. First, the intellectual property system has been continuously improved. The newly revised Patent Law, Trademark Law and Copyright Law have been successfully implemented. The draft amendments to the Implementing Rules of the Patent Law were deliberated by the executive meeting of the State Council. Patent examination policies and standards for new fields and new forms of business such as big data, artificial intelligence, and gene technology continue to improve. Second, the status of a major intellectual property country has been firmly established. As of September 2023, the number of valid invention patents and trademarks in mainland China reached 4.805 million and 45.122 million respectively, and the annual number of copyright registrations in 2022 reached 6.353 million. The number of PCT international patent applications has ranked first in the world for four consecutive years. Continental ranked 12th in the Global Innovation Index report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, and for the first time ranked first in the world in terms of the number of top 100 scientific and technological innovation clusters in the world. Third, the transformation and application of intellectual property rights continue to be strengthened. Formulate and implement the "Special Action Plan for Patent Transformation and Application (2023-2025)", and accelerate the implementation of patent open licensing and other systems. The added value of patent-intensive industries and copyright industries accounted for 12.44% and 7.41% of GDP respectively, effectively promoting high-quality economic development. Fourth, the protection of intellectual property rights has been continuously strengthened. It has established a high-standard punitive damages system for infringement, laid out and built 103 national intellectual property protection centers and rapid rights protection centers, and started the construction of national intellectual property protection demonstration zones. Fifth, the level of facilitation of intellectual property public services has been significantly improved. The implementation of the intellectual property public service inclusive project has been launched, the electronic application rate of patents and trademarks has exceeded 99%, and the copyright registration of works and computer software has been handled online. Intellectual property public service institutions have achieved full coverage at the provincial level. The basic data of intellectual property rights should be "as open as possible". Sixth, international cooperation and exchanges on intellectual property rights have been deepened. Promote the establishment of the China Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization in China and the Shanghai Arbitration and Mediation Center, and cooperate in the construction of 101 Technology and Innovation Support Centers. We will continue to deepen multilateral and bilateral intellectual property cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, China-US-EU, Japan-ROK, BRICS, China-ASEAN, China-Central Asia, and China-Africa. Promote the realization of mutual recognition and mutual protection of 244 China-EU geographical indication products. Completed the implementation of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

In the next step, the relevant departments of intellectual property rights will stand at the strategic height of the overall development of the cause of the Party and the country, further accelerate the construction of an intellectual property power, and better serve innovation-driven development.

First, we will continue to improve the intellectual property system and help form a basic system to support comprehensive innovation. In line with the needs of the rapid development of intellectual property rights in the mainland, we will accelerate the improvement of the intellectual property legal system, management system and policy system. This includes speeding up the new round of revisions to the Trademark Law, fully implementing the newly revised Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, speeding up the completion of the revision of the Provisions on the Protection of Geographical Indication Products, the Measures for the Registration and Administration of Collective Trademarks and Certification Marks, the Regulations on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, the Regulations on the Implementation of the Copyright Law, and the Regulations on the Collective Management of Copyrights, and accelerating the establishment of rules for the protection of data intellectual property rights.

The second is to continuously improve the efficiency of the transformation and application of intellectual property rights and help build a modern industrial system. Vigorously implement the special action of patent transformation and application, sort out and revitalize the stock of patents in universities and scientific research institutions, break through the key blocking points of patent transformation and application, and promote the industrialization of a number of high-value patents. Accelerate the development of intellectual property-intensive industries, and vigorously cultivate an innovative economy supported by patents, a brand economy supported by trademarks, a characteristic economy supported by geographical indications, and cultural industries supported by copyright.

Third, we will strengthen the protection of the whole chain of intellectual property rights and help create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based and internationalized. Accelerate the formulation and promulgation of the Implementation Plan for the Construction of the Intellectual Property Protection System, continue to improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property rights examination, improve the network of intellectual property protection centers, strengthen the administrative adjudication of patent infringement disputes, improve the cross-departmental and cross-regional law enforcement linkage and response mechanism, and improve the professional, modern and intelligent level of intellectual property protection.

Fourth, we will vigorously strengthen public services and international cooperation on intellectual property rights to help smooth the domestic and international dual circulation. Establish a national integrated digital public service platform for intellectual property rights, and improve the public service system for intellectual property rights that benefits enterprises and the people. Improve the platform mechanism for international cooperation on intellectual property, and prepare for the 3rd Belt and Road High-level Conference on Intellectual Property and the 9th International Copyright Expo and 2023 International Copyright Forum. Accelerate the establishment of a system for the prevention and control of foreign-related risks related to intellectual property rights, improve the network of guidance centers for responding to overseas intellectual property disputes, properly respond to international intellectual property disputes, and make better use of both domestic and international markets and resources.

Now, we would like to answer your questions on relevant issues. Thank you.

Xing Huina:

Now I invite you to ask questions, and before you ask questions, please inform your news organization.

Red Star News Reporter:

The digital economy is an important engine for high-quality economic development in the new era. As mentioned in the release just now, the State Intellectual Property Office is speeding up the exploration of data intellectual property protection rules and has carried out relevant pilots. Please tell us about it, thank you.

Shen Changyu:

Thank you for your question, and I'm here to answer your question. Data is called the "new energy" of the information age, and it has become an important factor of production alongside traditional factors such as land, capital, and technology. The mainland is a big country in terms of data resources and digital economy, and the scale of the digital economy has reached 50.2 trillion yuan in 2022, accounting for 41.5% of GDP, ranking second in the world. In recent years, in accordance with the deployment requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and under the overall planning of the National Development and Reform Commission, the State Intellectual Property Office has given full play to the functional advantages of the intellectual property department, actively carried out research and pilot work on data intellectual property protection rules, and achieved remarkable results.

First, the study proposes the basic principles of "four sufficiency" for constructing data intellectual property protection rules. The first is to fully consider data security, public interests and personal privacy, the second is to fully grasp the unique attributes of data and the objective laws of the property rights system, the third is to fully respect the labor and related input of data processors, and the fourth is to give full play to the supporting role of data in the digital transformation of industries and high-quality economic development.

Second, the study sorts out a series of key issues in the protection of data intellectual property rights. It includes the object of protection, the subject of protection, the method of empowerment, the content of rights and interests, and the mode of use. For example, we propose that the object of protection of data intellectual property rights should meet three conditions, including data collections that have been obtained in accordance with laws and regulations, processed by certain rules, and have practical value. In another example, we propose that the method of empowerment is registration and confirmation, with the data processor submitting an application for registration, and the intellectual property management department conducting a review of the requirements to determine whether to register. Another example is that the data rights holder has the right to hold, use, trade and benefit from the registered data, and at the same time can regulate others to obtain and use the data in an improper manner. Among them, the data intellectual property registration certificate can be used as proof of ownership of the data.

Third, actively promote the pilot of local data intellectual property work. Pilot work has been carried out in eight provinces and cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong and Shenzhen, and the data intellectual property registration platform has been launched, and more than 2,000 data intellectual property registration certificates have been issued to business entities. The total amount of data intellectual property pledge financing in the pilot areas has exceeded 1.1 billion yuan. Local intellectual property offices in Shanghai, Guangdong and other places have also strengthened cooperation with courts, market supervision and other departments to achieve collaborative protection.

In the next step, the CNIPA will continue to strengthen the coordination with relevant departments, deepen the research on the rules for the protection of data intellectual property rights, actively carry out international cooperation and exchanges in the field of data intellectual property rights, promote the early issuance of relevant policy documents, promote technological innovation, transaction circulation and global governance in the digital field, and better contribute to the development of the digital economy. Thank you.

Xinhua News Agency:

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the protection of property rights, especially the protection of intellectual property rights, is an important aspect of shaping a good business environment, and stressed the need to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights throughout the chain. What have we done in these areas, and what results have we achieved?

Shen Changyu:

Thank you for your question, and I'm here to answer your question. The protection of intellectual property rights is a systematic project, covering a wide range of fields and involving many aspects, and it is necessary to comprehensively use legal, administrative, economic, technological, social governance and other means to improve the protection system from review and authorization, administrative law enforcement, judicial protection, arbitration and mediation, industry self-discipline, citizen integrity and other links. The State Intellectual Property Office conscientiously implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on strengthening the protection of the whole chain of intellectual property rights, conscientiously implements the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, continuously strengthens systematic thinking, strengthens coordination and linkage, promotes the whole chain of efforts, and improves the overall protection efficiency of intellectual property rights.

First, we will continue to strengthen legislation and law amendments to strengthen the protection of the rule of law. Promptly revise and improve the legal system for intellectual property rights, fill gaps in intellectual property legislation, and refine various system provisions. In particular, we will speed up the establishment of rules for the protection of intellectual property rights in new fields and new forms of business, so as to lay a solid institutional foundation for opening up new tracks for industrial development.

The second is to improve the quality and efficiency of review and strengthen protection at the source. Improve the timeliness of intellectual property rights authorization and the stability of rights, and consolidate the source foundation of intellectual property protection. At present, we have formed a team of more than 20,000 examiners, built an internationally advanced intelligent examination and retrieval system, built a variety of examination modes, and the patent and trademark examination cycle has reached the international advanced level under the same examination system, and the examination quality has been steadily improved.

The third is to promote the cohesion and cooperation of work and strengthen coordinated protection. Strengthen the connection between administrative protection and judicial protection, promote the consistency of the implementation of administrative law enforcement standards and judicial adjudication standards, and improve the docking mechanism for litigation and mediation, so as to give full play to the advantages of convenient, efficient, and low-cost administrative protection, and also give full play to the authoritative and final role of judicial protection. At present, the State Intellectual Property Office, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Public Security have all established a collaborative protection mechanism and formed a joint work force.

Fourth, it is necessary to consolidate the protection responsibilities of all parties and strengthen social co-governance. Guide industries and enterprises to earnestly fulfill their social responsibility for the protection of intellectual property rights, promote the establishment of a creditworthiness system in the field of intellectual property rights, and strengthen joint disciplinary action against serious illegal and untrustworthy conduct. Carry out various forms of publicity on the popularization of intellectual property rights, and enhance the awareness of the whole society to respect and protect intellectual property rights.

Fifth, adapt to the new characteristics of infringement and strengthen technical support. Strengthen the construction of intellectual property informatization and intelligent infrastructure, strengthen the application of information technology such as the Internet, artificial intelligence, and big data in the field of intellectual property examination and protection, and promote the integrated development and integrated development of intellectual property protection online and offline. Strengthen international cooperation on the protection of intellectual property rights, and promote equal protection at home and abroad.

At present, focusing on strengthening the protection of the whole chain, the State Intellectual Property Office, in conjunction with relevant departments, is also speeding up the formulation of the "Implementation Plan for the Construction of Intellectual Property Protection System", starting from the whole chain, the whole process and all elements of intellectual property protection, strengthening the overall design, improving the pattern of large-scale protection, further weaving a dense network of intellectual property protection, and helping to create a better environment for innovation and business environment. Thank you.

People's Daily reporter:

The copyright industry has become a new engine for the mainland's innovation and development, please introduce what measures the National Copyright Administration will take to implement the strategy of strengthening the country with intellectual property rights and promote innovation and development?

Tang Zhaozhi, head of the Copyright Administration of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee:

At present, intellectual property rights, including copyright, play an increasingly prominent role as a strategic resource for national development and a core element of international competitiveness. The high-quality development of the copyright industry is an inevitable requirement for the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, as well as an objective requirement for implementing the new development concept and building a new development pattern. According to statistics, in 2021, the added value of the copyright industry in mainland China will be 8.48 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.92%, accounting for 7.41% of GDP, and the copyright industry has become a new engine for the innovation and development of the mainland.

In the next step, we will thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping Cultural Thought, implement the spirit of the National Conference on Publicity, Ideology and Culture, and work with relevant departments to actively take measures to promote the high-quality development of the copyright industry.

The first is to optimize copyright social services. Further improve laws and regulations and systems in areas such as copyright registration and collective management of copyright, improve the quality and efficiency of copyright registration, strengthen guidance and supervision of collective copyright management organizations, and further optimize the business environment for copyright.

The second is to deepen the creation of copyright demonstrations. At present, 18 national copyright demonstration cities, 304 national copyright demonstration units, and 85 national copyright demonstration parks (bases) have been awarded. We will continue to promote the creation of copyright models, and guide and promote the formulation and introduction of policies and measures to support the creation of copyright models in various regions and departments.

The third is to explore the construction of national copyright innovation and development bases. At present, national copyright innovation and development bases have been set up in Qianhai in Shenzhen, Pudong in Shanghai and Tianfu New Area in Sichuan. We will continue to build a national copyright innovation and development base by integrating national strategic decisions, regional development characteristics, and copyright incentives and innovation attributes.

Fourth, we will continue to build a national copyright exhibition authorization trading system led by the China International Copyright Expo. The National Copyright Administration will hold the 9th China International Copyright Expo in Chengdu, Sichuan Province from the 23rd to the 25th of this month, fully demonstrating the fruitful achievements of the mainland copyright industry and allowing more high-quality Chinese copyright products to go international.

Fifth, guide the professional construction of the National Copyright Trading Center (Trade Base). Further regulate activities such as copyright assessment, copyright trading, copyright financing, monitoring and rights protection, and copyright consultation.

Sixth, research and formulate guiding documents to promote the high-quality development of the copyright industry. Through policy guidance, efforts will be made to promote the in-depth integration and development of the copyright industry, cultural industries and cultural undertakings, so as to achieve effective qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth. Thank you.

CCTV reporter from China Central Radio and Television:

At present, the rapid development of the digital economy in the mainland, please introduce the innovation situation of the core industries of the digital economy in the mainland, and please make an analysis from the aspect of patent data?

Shen Changyu:

Thank you for your question, and I would like to ask Ge Shu, Deputy Director of the Patent Office in charge of related work, to answer this question.

Ge Shu, Deputy Director General of the Patent Office and Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the State Intellectual Property Office:

Thank you for your question. With the in-depth development of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, the fundamental role of digital resources and digital economy in economic and social development has become more and more prominent. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of the digital economy, and have made clear arrangements for promoting the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy and helping to build a modern industrial system. The pace of innovation and development of the digital economy has been accelerating, and patent creation and reserve have been continuously strengthened. Statistics show that by the end of 2022, the effective number of invention patents in the core industries of the domestic digital economy was 1.273 million, mainly showing the following characteristics:

First, invention patents in the core industries of the digital economy have grown rapidly. In 2022, the number of invention patents granted in the core industries of the domestic digital economy reached 296,000, accounting for 42.6% of the total number of domestic invention patents authorized. Since 2016, the average annual growth rate has been 22.6%, which is 1.5 times the average annual growth rate of the total number of domestic invention patents authorized in the same period, and patent innovation has shown a vigorous development trend.

Second, leading enterprises play a leading role in innovation. As of the end of 2022, the total effective volume of invention patents of the top 10 domestic enterprises in the core industries of the digital economy accounted for 10.8% of the domestic effective volume, accounting for more than one-tenth.

Third, the development trend of digital economy innovation clusters is significant. By the end of 2022, the effective number of invention patents for the core industries of the digital economy in the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region accounted for 71.3% of the effective invention patents of the core industries of the domestic digital economy.

In addition, the number of foreign enterprises applying for invention patents in the core industries of the digital economy has increased steadily, from 6,418 in 2016 to 7,613 in 2022. As of the end of 2022, rights holders from 95 countries (regions) around the world had 327,000 invention patents in the core industries of the digital economy in China, reflecting the great importance that relevant foreign enterprises attach to the mainland digital economy market.

Driven by digital technology innovation, in the first three quarters of this year, the number of domestic invention patents authorized in mainland China reached 620,000, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%, and the development trend continued to improve. In the next step, the State Intellectual Property Office will focus on industrial transformation and upgrading, continuously build and improve the intellectual property rule system adapted to new technologies, continue to improve the efficiency of intellectual property transformation and application, and provide stronger support for the digital transformation of the economy and society. Thank you.

Hong Kong Bauhinia Magazine reporter:

The construction of a national integrated digital public service platform is an important means to improve the intellectual property public service system that is convenient for enterprises and people. What has been done in this regard, and what are the next steps? Thank you.

Wang Peizhang, Director of the Public Service Department of the State Intellectual Property Office:

Thank you for your question. In recent years, the State Intellectual Property Office has thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on strengthening the construction of intellectual property informatization and intelligent infrastructure, adhered to the work goal of "wisdom and efficiency", accelerated the integration, optimization and upgrading of various intellectual property public service systems, and continued to promote the diversification of the supply of intellectual property public service products and intelligent services.

The first is to provide the public with a series of intelligent and convenient intellectual property information public service products. The "1+N" model of information public service products with the national intellectual property public service network as the hub, the patent retrieval and analysis system, the design patent retrieval public service system, the patent information service platform for key industries, the public service system for intellectual property data resources, the patent business handling system, the EU trademark query system and the trademark online service system as the main carriers has been basically completed. Up to now, the public service network has been visited 11.1 million times.

The second is to continue to improve the level of facilitation of intellectual property information query services. The "intellectual property" theme service was launched on the client of the State Council and the national government service platform, and the information of patent announcements, trademark announcements, and intellectual property public service institutions was "searched in the palm of your hand", and a total of 1.7 million services were provided.

The third is to successfully complete the project establishment of the national intellectual property protection information platform. Adhere to user thinking and goal orientation, continuously enrich the business scenarios of the national intellectual property protection information platform, and improve the functional design. In June this year, the preliminary design plan of the platform was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, and the project was successfully completed, laying a good foundation for accelerating the establishment of a convergence and sharing hub for intellectual property data and better playing the value of intellectual property data.

Fourth, coordinate and guide the intensive construction of local digital public service platforms for intellectual property rights. Adhere to the concept of "a game of chess for the whole country", combined with special research activities on thematic education, comprehensively understand the current situation of the construction of local intellectual property public service platforms and databases in 27 provinces and cities, guide relevant localities to focus on the needs of innovation and development and industrial development, build differentiated and characteristic intellectual property thematic databases, and intensively build intellectual property digital public service platforms.

In the next step, the State Intellectual Property Office will accelerate the construction of a national integrated intellectual property digital public service platform, continue to increase the guidance for the construction of local intellectual property public service platforms and databases, increase the publicity and promotion of intellectual property information public service products, promote the interconnection and data sharing of intellectual property public service platforms and databases at all levels, and promote innovation achievements to better benefit the people. Thank you.

Cover News Reporter:

Private enterprises are an important force to promote the development of the manufacturing industry and help build a modern industrial system, what are the measures to promote private manufacturing investment, and how will it be strengthened in the next step?

Shen Changyu:

Thank you for your question, I'm here to answer your question. Manufacturing is the pillar industry of the country, and private enterprises are an important force to promote the development of the manufacturing industry. In recent years, in accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the State Intellectual Property Office has taken a series of targeted measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of private enterprises in accordance with the law, continuously enhance the innovation vitality and development momentum of private enterprises, promote the expansion of investment in the field of private manufacturing, help build a modern industrial system, and promote the development of the real economy.

The first is to strengthen technology empowerment and help private enterprises find good investment projects. Promote the precise docking of universities, scientific research institutions and private enterprises, strengthen the supply of patented technology, help enterprises develop new products, and enhance the confidence of investment in the manufacturing field. Since last year, we have organized 22 provinces to carry out patent open licensing pilots, and nearly 10,000 licenses have been reached. At present, universities and scientific research institutions are further organized to revitalize the stock of patents, and through big data and artificial intelligence technology, patent technology is matched and pushed to private enterprises according to the subdivision of the manufacturing industry, so as to promote the docking and transfer of supply and demand of patented technology.

The second is to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights so that private enterprises dare to invest. Establish a full-chain intellectual property protection mechanism for private enterprises from technology research and development, to product manufacturing, to market operation, and effectively protect the intellectual property rights of private enterprises, so that private enterprises dare to invest and operate with peace of mind. We will continue to improve the rapid and collaborative protection system for intellectual property rights and the assistance network for rights protection, and provide convenient, efficient and low-cost channels for private enterprises to protect their rights. At present, we have built 103 national intellectual property protection centers and rapid rights protection centers across the country, covering high-end equipment manufacturing, new generation information technology, new energy and new materials, biomedicine and other manufacturing fields, with more than 120,000 registered enterprises.

The third is to increase financing support to help solve the financing problems of private enterprises. We will work closely with large state-owned banks to coordinate the launch of intellectual property financial products, and effectively increase intellectual property financing support for private manufacturing enterprises. In the first three quarters of this year, the national patent and trademark pledge financing reached 495.03 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 52.9%. Among them, the inclusive pledge projects with a financing amount of less than 10 million yuan accounted for 71.6%, benefiting 18,000 small and medium-sized enterprises, a year-on-year increase of 41.7%.

In the next step, the State Intellectual Property Office will take the opportunity of carrying out the special action of patent transformation and application, and work with relevant departments to further improve policies, strengthen protection and optimize services, especially to promote the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises through patent industrialization, cultivate and promote patent-intensive products, promote investment in the field of private manufacturing, and better help the development of the real economy. Thank you.

Interface News Reporter:

Recently, the executive meeting of the State Council deliberated and adopted in principle the newly revised Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, which has received great attention from all walks of life.

Zhang Peng, Director of the Department of Treaty and Law of the State Intellectual Property Office:

Thank you for your question. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the legal protection of intellectual property rights and form a basic system to support comprehensive innovation. In order to implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, in recent years, the State Intellectual Property Office has cooperated with the legislative department to carry out a series of work around the revision and improvement of laws and regulations related to intellectual property. Among them, the detailed rules for the implementation of the Patent Law, as an important supporting administrative regulation to ensure the effective implementation of the newly revised Patent Law and the smooth implementation of various new systems, have been widely concerned by all sectors of society. In the process of revising the implementation rules of the Patent Law, we adhered to the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and expositions on intellectual property work, thoroughly implemented the core essence of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, insisted on opening the door to legislation, asking the people for advice, and listened to a total of 1,180 amendments through various methods such as soliciting public opinions, holding symposiums, and conducting research in enterprises, and absorbed the relevant suggestions into the revised provisions of the implementation rules.

The current revision has three characteristics: First, it will implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights, and further improve the level of patent creation, application, protection, management and service in the mainland. The second is to refine and improve the relevant systems in accordance with the revised Patent Law, and maintain the consistency and stability of the patent system. Third, it is necessary to make a good connection with the relevant international treaties to which it has acceded, actively implement international treaty obligations and further integrate them into international rules.

Specifically, the amendments mainly involve five aspects: first, to improve the patent application system to facilitate applicants and innovative subjects; second, to improve the patent examination system and improve the quality of patent examination; third, to strengthen the administrative protection of patents and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of patentees; fourth, to strengthen patent public services and promote the transformation and application of patents; and fifth, to add special provisions for international design applications and strengthen the convergence with the Hague Agreement.

The revision of the detailed rules for the implementation of the Patent Law is of great significance for further improving the level of legalization of intellectual property work, which is conducive to further giving play to the important role of the Patent Law in promoting scientific and technological innovation and the development of new industries and new tracks, and is conducive to further optimizing the business environment and promoting high-quality economic development. Thank you.

Southern Metropolis Daily reporter:

At present, the industry is widely concerned about copyright issues in the fields of online video, online literature, and e-commerce platforms.

Tang Zhaozhi:

Thank you for your question. Infringement and piracy not only damages the legitimate rights and interests of copyright holders, but also seriously restricts the healthy development of the digital cultural industry. To this end, the National Copyright Administration, together with relevant departments, has taken active measures to continuously strengthen the copyright protection of new forms of business in the digital field.

The first is to promote the improvement of the copyright legal system. Implement the requirements for the revision of the Copyright Law, actively promote the revision of the supporting regulations and rules of the Copyright Law, promote the copyright legal system to better adapt to the needs of the rapid development of new technologies in the online environment, and better give play to the role of the copyright legal system in regulating, guiding, and safeguarding the development of new business formats.

The second is to strengthen the special rectification of key areas. Together with relevant departments, we have successively organized and carried out special rectification actions such as the special action for the protection of copyright in cinemas, the action for the copyright protection season for teenagers, the "Sword Network" action to combat online infringement and piracy, and the "Qinglang Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Paralympic Games Network Environment Rectification", to increase the intensity of rectification in key areas where the masses have strong reactions, the industry continues to pay attention, and where infringement and piracy occur frequently, and strengthen the efforts to strengthen key areas such as online video, music, and literature, as well as live broadcasts, Key copyright supervision of e-commerce and other communication platforms promotes copyright protection, stimulates cultural innovation and creativity, and creates a favorable environment for the high-quality development of the copyright industry. Since the beginning of this year, copyright administrative law enforcement departments at all levels have deleted more than 250,000 online infringing links and disposed of more than 40,000 infringing accounts, promoting the establishment of a new business format to protect copyright.

The third is to consolidate the main responsibility of the website platform. Since 2019, the National Copyright Administration has successively released a list of 45 batches of 371 key works for copyright protection, promoting the establishment and improvement of a comprehensive governance system for online copyright protection, further standardizing the copyright obligations of online platforms, implementing the main responsibilities of platforms, promoting the concept of co-governance and joint construction of a clear online copyright space by establishing a solid platform, and promoting the compliant and steady development of the online copyright industry.

Fourth, we will continue to promote social co-governance. Actively promote copyright cooperation between website platforms and rights holder organizations and rights protection alliances, establish green channels for copyright protection, increase the effectiveness of rights protection, actively support relevant industry associations and collective copyright management organizations in giving full play to the role of collective rights protection, increase the extent of publicity on copyright protection, and strive to create a positive atmosphere for the entire society to respect copyright.

In the next step, we will continue to deepen the work of copyright enforcement and supervision, carry out in-depth governance of key areas and key issues of concern to the society and the public, continuously purify the online copyright environment, and create a good copyright business environment for innovation-driven development. Thank you.

Reporter from Hong Kong China Review Press:

The administrative adjudication system for major patent infringement disputes is an important system design to maintain the order of fair competition in the market and protect the interests of patentees and the public. What progress has been made since the implementation of the system, and how will the system be better utilized in the future? Thank you.

Zhang Zhicheng, Director of the Intellectual Property Protection Department of the State Intellectual Property Office:

Thank you. On December 31, 2018, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Improving the Administrative Adjudication System and Strengthening Administrative Adjudication Work, which clearly requires that "emphasis should be placed on administrative adjudication of intellectual property infringement disputes and compensation disputes". The Fourth Revision of the Patent Law has added relevant provisions that the patent administration department of the State Council can handle patent infringement disputes that have a significant impact on the whole country. In June 2021, the State Intellectual Property Office issued the Measures for Administrative Adjudication of Major Patent Infringement Disputes and the Announcement on Case Acceptance, officially launching the administrative adjudication of major patent infringement disputes. The establishment of the administrative adjudication system for major patent infringement disputes provides a strong guarantee for the rapid suppression of infringement and the timely protection of the legitimate rights and interests of patentees and the public, and also reflects the consistent importance that the mainland government attaches to strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights and maintaining the market order of fair competition.

Up to now, the State Intellectual Property Office has accepted and concluded two batches of 12 administrative adjudication cases of major patent infringement disputes. In 2021, for the first two cases involving the pharmaceutical field accepted by our bureau, we conducted a trial around key disputes such as drug listing, and finally determined that the infringement was established, ordered the respondent to immediately stop the infringement, and the relevant infringing products involved in the case were removed from the shelves nationwide, effectively protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the right holder and the healthy development of the industry, causing a general positive response in the industry, and bringing more confidence to the majority of enterprises committed to innovation. This year, our bureau conducted trials in accordance with laws and regulations for the second batch of 10 cases involving standard essential patents in the field of information and communication, and finally the two parties involved reached a patent cross-licensing agreement, and the cases were closed in accordance with the law. This method of promoting the parties to reach a patent cross-licensing on the basis of respecting intellectual property rights through administrative means can efficiently resolve disputes and promote mutual benefit and win-win results, providing new ideas and new ways for relevant industries to resolve patent disputes.

In the next step, the State Intellectual Property Office will thoroughly implement the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on comprehensively strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights, strengthen the innovation of administrative adjudication systems and mechanisms, improve the standards of administrative adjudication procedures, and strengthen the capacity building of administrative adjudication, so as to make the advantages of administrative adjudication efficient, professional and convenient more apparent, enrich the channels for resolving intellectual property disputes, and better serve innovation-driven development. Thank you.

Xing Huina:

One last question.

Reporter of China Intellectual Property News:

A good intellectual property environment is an important factor in attracting foreign investment, what work has been carried out in promoting foreign investment in intellectual property rights, and what are the next steps?

Shen Changyu:

Thank you for your question, I'm here to answer that. Greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign investment is an important part of promoting high-level opening up. The 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) has attracted representatives from 154 countries, regions and international organizations around the world, and more than 3,400 enterprises have participated in the exhibition. This is a major move by China to unswervingly expand its opening up and attract foreign investment on a larger scale. In recent years, the State Intellectual Property Office has thoroughly implemented the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, actively responded to and resolved the concerns and demands of foreign-funded enterprises in terms of intellectual property rights, strictly protected the intellectual property rights of foreign-funded enterprises in accordance with the law, helped create a market-oriented, law-based and international first-class business environment, and promoted the mainland to become the preferred place for global enterprises to invest, the first place to promote cutting-edge technologies and the first place to launch innovative products.

First, we will continue to improve the platform mechanism for international cooperation and exchange of intellectual property rights. Deeply participate in multilateral affairs under the framework of the World Intellectual Property Organization, take the initiative to align with high-standard international economic and trade rules, and fully fulfill international treaty obligations. Continue to promote the high-quality development of intellectual property cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. It has established intellectual property cooperation with more than 80 countries and regions and international organizations. It has established a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with 32 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Japan. Deeply participate in the cooperation mechanisms of the intellectual property sector in China, the United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea, BRICS, China-ASEAN, China-Central Asia, and China-Africa, and build a new pattern of international cooperation in intellectual property that is multilateral, neighboring, small-multilateral, and bilateral.

The second is to actively respond to and address the concerns and demands of foreign-funded enterprises in terms of intellectual property rights. Since the beginning of this year, we have held several seminars on intellectual property rights of foreign-funded enterprises, and had face-to-face and in-depth exchanges with representatives of the US-China Business Council, the International Trademark Association, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and other institutions, as well as the heads of Dolby Laboratories, Tesla, Nestle, Nike, Qualcomm and other enterprises, to listen to and respond to their concerns and demands in terms of early resolution mechanism for drug patent disputes, malicious patent invalidation, malicious trademark squatting, and online infringement.

The third is to strictly protect the intellectual property rights of foreign-funded enterprises in accordance with the law. Persist in treating the intellectual property rights of domestic and foreign-funded enterprises equally and protecting them equally, severely crack down on infringement of the intellectual property rights of foreign-invested enterprises, and speed up the handling of infringement cases where the facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive. Since the beginning of this year, it has properly handled a number of intellectual property disputes involving relevant enterprises in the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Thailand, Denmark and other countries, and concluded a number of administrative adjudication cases of major patent infringement disputes, which have been highly praised by foreign-funded enterprises such as Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Company. At the same time, more than 4,600 foreign-funded and joint ventures have been registered with the National Intellectual Property Protection Center and the Rapid Rights Protection Center. According to the survey, the satisfaction of foreign-funded enterprises with China's intellectual property protection has increased steadily in recent years, reaching 79.11 points last year.

In the next step, the State Intellectual Property Office will further strengthen international cooperation on intellectual property protection, improve the normalized communication and exchange mechanism with foreign-funded enterprises, continue to provide better intellectual property protection and services for foreign-funded enterprises, attract more foreign-funded enterprises to invest in China, and share the dividends of China's development and super-large-scale market. Thank you.

Xing Huina:

That's all for today's briefing, thank you to the publishers, and thank you to all the media friends, goodbye!

Source: China News Network