Economic reporter for the 21st century, chen si qi shenzhen
The number of pct international patent applications has been at the top of the country for 22 consecutive years, and the shenzhen s&i capability level has continued to rise。
On 21 april, the shenzhen intellectual property advocacy week event and the joint conference on intellectual property rights was held in shenzhen city in 2026 and the white paper on intellectual property in shenzhen city in 2025 was officially published。
Economic reporters for the 21st century have learned that shenzhen's core intellectual property indicators continue to lead the country. In 2025, the city-wide number of patent authorizations was 21,4539, with eight consecutive years being the highest in the country; pct international patent applications were the highest in the country in 1966, with 22 consecutive years; trademark registrations were the first in three consecutive years; and patents for high-value inventions per 10,000 people were 119. 70, about 7. 48 times the national average (16)。
It was mentioned that during the “1455” period, shenzhen had achieved a “five-wide leap” in intellectual property。
One is the cross of strength. The value added of patent-intensive industries grew by an average of over 8 per cent per annum and over 32 per cent of GDP, while investment in research and development grew by 12. 9 per cent per annum for society as a whole. The global leadership of core indicators confirms the hard-checking power of shenzhen innovation and the vivid footnote of shenzhen enterprises from “following” to “run” to “leading”。
Two is the cross of the system. In recent years, shenzhen has been deeply involved in international economic and trade rule-making and promoting policy harmonization with international standards, introducing regulations on the protection of intellectual property rights, science, technology and innovation in special economic zones, establishing a regular communication mechanism with international organizations and national intellectual property authorities, hosting a series of major international conferences, operating a pilot platform for the international transformation of national intellectual property operations (the shenzhen river suite) and promoting the internal transformation of intellectual property rights across borders and international innovation。
Three is the cross of value. Shenzhen actively promoted the transformation of intellectual property rights from “know-how” to industrial assets, the establishment of a national platform-led network of intellectual property business services, the issuance of the first national certificate of registration of intellectual property rights, the efficiency of intellectual property conversion and financial support at the national level。
Four is exploring across. A series of “national pioneers” of reforms, such as the construction of model cities, the protection of highlands, and the business environment, have been set up by the national intellectual property authority, which has been building the long-term foundations of intellectual property in shenzhen and has accelerated the development of new quality productivity, in the context of a major set of “enabling industries” such as the scientific and technological achievements and intellectual property trading centres。
Five is the cross of experience. Four empirical practices were selected as typical examples of intellectual property power-building, five were selected for national excellence, eight pilot comprehensive reforms were replicated nationally by the national development and reform commission, and a set of shenzhen “replicableable” experiences formed the shenzhen paradigm of intellectual property governance。
The year 2026 was the beginning of the “fifty-five” and the “china year” of the apec. It was suggested that the implementation of the “five leaps” initiative be launched to promote the retention of the deep hong kong innovation cluster as a global leader, serving shenzhen as the leading global centre for advanced manufacturing and leading industrial science, technology and innovation。
In particular, shenzhen will implement a conservation leap-up initiative to pilot the optimization of the business environment in the area of intellectual property and to advance the revision of the regulations on the protection of intellectual property in shenzhen special economic zone. The establishment and strengthening of national intellectual property protection and fast-track centres and the creation of additional offshore intellectual property protection networks. Various types of abuse and fraud were severely combated around apec meetings, major events, and priority markets. Let shenzhen protect become a “certain choice” for global innovators。
Creativity leaps, i. E., supporting the formation of industrial intellectual property innovation consortia, encouraging industry chain champions to take the lead in building an operating patent pool and directing innovation subjects to strengthen overseas layouts through, for example, pct international patent applications. (c) a solid roll-out of intellectual property rights for data. Promote the integration of patents and standards. From the “prime patent market” to the “ruled market”, the shenzhen standard became the “ticket” for global industrial competition。
Conversions leapfrogging, i. E. Patenting of living universities, stock of scientific research institutions, and active promotion of patent conversion models such as “first-use after-payment” “open licensing”. In-depth promotion of the development of integrated eco-test zones for intellectual property finance, upgrading of the chain of intellectual property pledge financing of pelicans, and innovative models of intellectual property securitization. Wake up the “sleeping patent” and turn the “laboratory paper” into “market money”。
Services surge, i. E. Building national intellectual property services high-quality cluster development demonstration areas, national export bases for intellectual property services. Improve the regulation of intellectual property agencies and facilitate the integration of intellectual property services into the whole industry chain. Optimization of patent pre-trial and improved effectiveness of advanced pre-trial trials in deep harbours. Making professional services as accessible as water and electricity is a “set” of innovation chains。
The open strength initiative, which is a sustained and deepening collaboration with international agencies such as the world intellectual property organization (wipo), has strengthened cross-border collaboration between hong kong and australia. (b) deepening cross-border transactions and financing of the pilot platform for the international conversion of national intellectual property operations (the shenzhen river suite). Work continued on a series of trainings to upgrade the capacity of foreign intellectual property lawyers, the world intellectual property organization (wipo) summer school in shenzhen and the international intellectual property institute at beijing university. Take the initiative to set the issue and move the shenzhen experience to the world。
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