In recent days, the national intellectual property agency has issued a circular on the identification of pilot model cities for the construction of national intellectual property powers and pilot model districts for the construction of strong countys, identifying four municipalities in guangdong province and 11 districts in tangzhou city, as well as the tsangzhou district for the construction of pilot model cities and districts for the state intellectual property powers. The pilot demonstration period runs from january 2024 to december 2026。
Journalists have been informed by the guangdong department of market supervision that in recent years, guangdong has given high priority to pilot demonstration exercises for the construction of powerful countries, with high-quality development as a catalyst for strengthening the co-establishment of ministries and departments, developing joint city-building projects, creating mechanisms for state, provincial, municipal, county and regional action, and effectively creating synergies in the construction of intellectual property power departments. A cumulative total of 36 municipalities, districts and 8 parks are currently undertaking pilot demonstration exercises for the construction of a national intellectual property power, which have contributed significantly to the overall upgrading of intellectual property in guangdong。
In 2023, guangdong hosted major events at the national level, such as the 13th china trademark festival, the world intellectual property organization (wipo) international exchange seminar on technology and innovation (tisc), and organized more than 20 major events at the provincial level, such as the bay highs, the bay business contest, and the bay business contest. Eight municipalities or institutions were approved for the construction of national intellectual property service windows or sites, and more than 10 initiatives were promoted nationwide or throughout the province。
It is understood that the province has the highest number of patented high-value inventions, valid registrations of trademarks, pct international patent applications, 16 strategic industrial clusters having the highest number of patent licences for inventions in the country, the comprehensive intellectual property development index (idi) for 10 years in a row, and the guangzhou-shenzhen-hong kong cluster continues to be the second most stable in the global science and technology cluster; and the province-wide patent trademark pledge financing amounts to $219 billion, an increase of 125. 7 per cent, exceeding the “multiplier” target。
