First Intellectual Property Research Organization Set up

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First Intellectual Property Research Organization Set up

China's first research and consultation organization specializing in intellectual property was established on Saturday in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei Province.
The organization, Intellectual Property Strategic Academy aims to provide consultative services on intellectual property to help businesses keep pace with global competition.

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Aims and Functions of the Organization

China's first research and consultation organization specializing in intellectual property, Intellectual Property Strategic Academy, was established by Wuhan City's Intellectual Property Bureau and the Central China University of Science and Technology.

It aims to provide consultative services on intellectual property protection to help businesses keep pace with global competition.

Tian Lipu, deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Office, said that research and the application of intellectual property strategies, have become key elements in the development of China's businesses.

WTO Access Urges Protection of IP Rights

China will have more opportunities than challenges in the field of protection of intellectual property rights following its entry into the WTO.

China's central authorities have decided to adopt the strategy of invigorating the country through science and technology and education, in order to further improve research and development skills.

WTO's Uniform Rules

The World Trade Organization (WTO) entitles all its members to equal treatment on trade as well as urges them to abide by uniform rules. WTO members always regard compliance with WTO's intellectual property codes as the touchstone for testing the keeping of promises by others.

Competitiveness to Be Sharpened

China will have more opportunities than challenges in the field following its entry into the WTO. In international trade, any technology or product with its own intellectual property will sharpen a country's competitiveness. Meanwhile, exporting countries can learn about advanced technologies from throughout the world.

Agreement of TRIPS

Over the last two decades, China has adopted patent, trademark and copyright laws as well as other laws and regulations dealing with intellectual property. The above three major laws, which were revised recently, are in agreement with the TRIPS. The TRIPS ensures innovation and legitimate technical transfers between WTO members.

Disparity Between China & Other Countries

Compared with developed countries, China lags behind in the proportion between R&D expenses and gross domestic product, the number of scientists or engineers among every 10,000 people, and the number of patents among every 10,000 people.

Developed Countries

Statistics show that Japanese people annually make more than 400,000 patent applications in both their own country and foreign ones. The yearly patent applications by Americans and Germans were 200,000 and 150,000 respectively.

Some transnationals, such as IBM, Dupont, Hitachi and Philips, are pushing their competitors out of the market by holding more and more patents.

Chinese Paten

From 1994 to 2000, Chinese patent applications had an average annual increase of 14.6 percent while foreign applications increased by 22.3 percent. In 2000, there were 25,346 Chinese patent applications and 30,343 foreign ones. Some applications from foreigners even posed threat to the country's industrial landscaping.

As a result SIPO plans to launch a national patent strategy, which supports key industries and high technology fields. SIPO will help research institutes and large-sized enterprises analyze the international trends in patent protection and zero in on major targets of technological innovation.

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