Implementation of the science and education strategy to strengthen intellectual property protection - summary of intellectual property protection in guizhou during the “15” period
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During the “fifteen” period, the provincial council and the provincial government insisted on strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights as an important part of the implementation of the csd strategy, further improving the relevant system for the protection of intellectual property throughout the province, significantly increasing the number of patent applications and authorizations, significantly increasing enforcement of intellectual property rights protection, and increasing awareness of intellectual property rights protection among a wide range of cadres, which has contributed significantly to the improvement of the capacity for autonomous innovation。
Further improvement of relevant regimes for intellectual property protection
My province attaches great importance to the regulation and institution-building of intellectual property protection. In accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations such as the patent law of the people's republic of china, and taking into account its own practical aspects, in july 2003, the third meeting of the standing committee of the ten provincial people's congress reviewed and adopted the regulations on the protection of patents in guizhou province, which became effective on 1 september 2003. The enactment of the regulation is important for strengthening patent protection, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of patent applicants, patent holders and the public interest of society, encouraging innovation and promoting scientific and technological progress and innovation. At the same time, in conjunction with the implementation of the regulations, the provincial authorities have developed such accompanying measures as the opinion on strengthening patent work related to science and technology, the regulation on the management of state-owned patent assets and the scheme for the confidentiality of intellectual property creations before patent applications are made public; in order to regulate the administrative enforcement of patent protection, the provisional provisions for the detection and prosecution of counterfeiting patents, the provisional regulations of the patent dispute control service, the rules for the hearing of administrative penalties on patents, the regulation of patent notifications and the archive of patent administrative enforcement files have been developed; and in order to further advance the intellectual property work of enterprises and promote the health development of specialty industries, the guidance on the conducting of pilot demonstrations of intellectual property rights in business enterprises, the pilot model work programme on intellectual property in enterprises and certain opinions on strengthening work on intellectual property rights in the chinese pharmaceutical industry. At present, the province-wide legal and policy system for the protection of intellectual property rights is in place, and the process of legal and regulatory protection of intellectual property rights is accelerating。
Significant increase in patent applications and authorizations
During the “fifteen” period, my province strongly promoted patent applications and authorizations through measures such as strengthening government regulation and macroregulation of intellectual property rights and improving intellectual property financing and incentive policies, with the number of patent applications and authorizations across the province increasing by 73. 2 per cent and 55. 4 per cent, respectively, over the “ninety-five” period. In 2005, there were 2226 patent applications and 925 patent authorizations, representing an increase of 50 per cent and 25. 5 per cent, respectively, of which 782 patent applications for higher-technology inventions, representing a 74 per cent increase over the same period, were among the highest in the country. The total number of patent applications across the province rose from 26 to 23 nationwide。
In keeping with the principle of “promoting universal access on a pilot basis to demonstrate deeper development”, my province has consistently focused on the promotion of patent applications. Seventy-eight leading firms have been selected to conduct a pilot demonstration of intellectual property rights and have actively directed firms to undertake strategic research on intellectual property rights, bringing the level of intellectual property management of enterprises to a new level, and the legal protection of a number of core and advanced practical technologies to enhance their market competitiveness. It is known that the institute of aluminium magnium design of guiyang has applied for nearly 100 patents only in the development of large, energy-efficient aluminum electrolytic cells; in 2005 alone, 373 patents were applied, of which 119 were for inventions. The technology developed by the institute for the “pre-eating anode carbon block assembly” also received the ninth china patent excellence award。
Strictly combat criminal activities against intellectual property rights
During the “fifteenth” period, our provincial intellectual property protection system was initially developed through a combination of preventive, preventive and control systems, with a marked increase in intellectual property protection enforcement. Over the past five years, 270 cases of violation of patented intellectual property rights have been investigated throughout the province, more than the sum of 1985-2000, effectively combating and deterring criminal activities against patent rights. Since october 2004, more than 40 cases of infringement of intellectual property rights have been investigated over a period of one year, amounting to $200 million and $195 million in economic losses, in accordance with the deployment of the state's special measures for the protection of intellectual property rights and the operation to combat crimes against trademark privileges. Of these, the financial loss of $150 million was recovered through the investigation of the violation of the trademarks of the “old godmother” food company, which contributed to the accelerated development of the enterprise。
In addition to combating criminal offences against intellectual property rights, the provincial authorities have worked with enterprises to draw lessons from their cases, continuously improve their intellectual property management systems and improve their intellectual property management. It is understood that the institute for the design of aluminium magnium in guiyang immediately sought out management gaps, perfected the management system and created a more effective “firewall” throughout the management system, following cases where technicians had violated commercial secrets through “poaching troughs”。
Strengthening information and training on the protection of intellectual property rights
In order to raise awareness and level of intellectual property protection throughout society, over the past five years i have carried out a series of focused and systematic dissemination and training on intellectual property rights. First, intellectual property advocacy consultations on the theme “protecting intellectual property for innovative development” were organized at various levels, making full use of world intellectual property day 4. 26, the anniversary of accession and the anniversary of patent law implementation. Second, since 2003, the provincial intellectual property authority has published a white paper on the status of intellectual property protection in guizhou each year; since 2004, a special section on intellectual property promotion has been created in the daily newspaper of guizhou, which has effectively expanded the visibility of intellectual property work. Thirdly, the intellectual property sector at all levels has organized a series of targeted intellectual property education training. According to statistics, during the “fifteenth” period, more than 150 training courses on intellectual property rights were held throughout the province for business managers and professional technicians, and more than 40 training courses on intellectual property rights were held for party and political leaders. Awareness of the importance of intellectual property protection has been further raised among the public at large through awareness-raising and training activities on intellectual property rights, as has awareness of the need for companies and researchers to defend intellectual property rights by legal means and a growing social climate of respect for knowledge, talent and creativity. Submitted by: mount rowa: kim yue online - guizhou daily
