2017年CRI China registers one million domestic patents, issues new guidelines on IPR

 

The State Council, China's cabinet, issued new guidelines on the development of IP in the country, laying out the goals and major tasks for intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and usage as part of the current Five-Year Plan, which covers the period between last year and 2020.

Among the highlights, the guidelines call for the improvement of rules and regulations related to IPR in newly emerging fields, including e-commerce and big data.

"The plan has set out a number of goals we are aiming to achieve in the development ofIP by 2020, including an overall improvement to its protection, practical application and competiveness," said Gan Shaoning, Deputy Director of the State Intellectual Property Office.

It is also expected that patent ownership will increase from 6.3 per 10,000 people in 2015 to 12 per 10,000 in 2020. Additionally, IP royalties¹ earned abroad are expected to rise from 4.4 billion US dollars in 2015 to 10 billion dollars in 2020.

"China received 1.1 million patent applications in 2015, making us the first country in the world to surpass the one-million mark. We had one million active domestic patents last year, only after the United States and Japan. Our current IP regulations are providing the basic protection of innovation, but we still face two major challenges – we need more patents on core technologies and more diversified² allocation of patents," said Gong Yalin, another official with the State Intellectual Property Office.

China's IP authorities say the country has established a complete and internationally recognized legal system for IPR protection with Chinese characteristics, which incorporates both administrative³ and judicial⁴ protection. However, Gan admitted that there is room for improvement, noting that China has a short history with IPR.

"China is willing to enhance IPR cooperation and share our experiences of development with our counterparts across the world. At the same time, we oppose unfounded accusations⁵ and abuse of IPR to exercise trade protectionism," said Gan.

Over the past five years, Chinese authorities have launched 14 sets of laws and regulations involving IPR, in addition to investigating 87,000 cases of patent infringement⁶. During that same period, China has entered IPR-related agreements with 63 other countries.

1 royalties   

特许权使用费

参考例句：

• I lived on about £3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3，000英镑的版税生活。 来自辞典例句
• Payments shall generally be made in the form of royalties. 一般应采取提成方式支付。 来自经济法规部分

2 diversified   

adj.多样化的，多种经营的v.使多样化，多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 )；进入新的商业领域

参考例句：

• The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology. 该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development. 以粮为纲，多种经营，全面发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

4 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

5 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

6 infringement   

n.违反；侵权

参考例句：

• Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.违背这一规则会被自动取消参加锦标赛的资格。
• The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.委员会裁定美国的禁令对自由贸易构成了侵犯