An intellectual property (IP) summit forum was held at Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone (WHDZ), in Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan, on Oct 10.
More than 300 people took part in the forum, including representatives from government, research institutes, universities, high-tech enterprises, and IP service organizations.
Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone holds an intellectual property summit forum on Oct 10. [Photo/WeChat account of WHDZ]
Hosted by the zone's IP department, the event focused on the protection of IP rights, especially in emerging industries such as intelligent equipment, new energy vehicles, and intelligent networked vehicles.
Experts and scholars delivered a series of keynote reports at the forum, exchanging views on how to build an IP rights protection system in the country and in regions, exploring methods of protecting intelligent manufacturing enterprises and providing advice to government in order to assist with the formulation of related policy.
Peng Hao, director of WHDZ's administrative committee, said at the forum that WHDZ attaches great significance to IP work and regards it as an important support for promoting industrial innovation, transformation and upgrading in the zone.
Wu Handong, director of the Center for Studies of Intellectual Property Rights at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, pointed out that protection of IP rights is of great importance, for it is required to protect innovative development.
We hope that WHDZ will take this opportunity to further enhance the role of IP in guiding and supporting the upgrading and adjustment of the zone's industrial structure, said Cheng Hao, deputy director of Hubei Intellectual Property Bureau.
WHDZ is a national intellectual property pilot area approved by the National Intellectual Property Administration, and takes the lead in comprehensive reform work in IP management among development zones and high-tech zones in the country, making patent, trademark and copyright management services part of the IP work department.
The zone also opened the city's first district-level IP transaction market, and was selected to build the China Wuhan automobile and parts IP rights rapid protection center.
By the end of 2017, the number of valid patents issued in the zone was 1,416 –– representing a rate of 50 patents held per 10,000 residents in the zone. The average for the city is currently 28.76; the national-level development zones average is 37; and there is currently a national average of just 9.8.
Peng Hao addresses the intellectual property summit forum, Oct 10. [Photo/WeChat account of WHDZ]
Participants listen to reports at the forum in Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Oct 10. [Photo/WeChat account of WHDZ]
