(The 4th CIIE) Digital Reading of China's Intellectual Property Protection "Transcript": Steady Rise in Rankings Releases Innovation Motivation

　　China News Service, Shanghai, November 5 (Reporter Li Shuzheng) "The 2021 Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization shows that China’s ranking has risen steadily for nine consecutive years, from the 35th in 2013 to the 12th. The middle-income economy ranks first." At the 4th China International Import Expo, Gao Yan, the chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, "threw out" a set of data.

On November 5th, the 4th China International Import Expo was held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai). Visitors visited the technical equipment exhibition area.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng

　　In recent years, with the development of China's intellectual property industry and the gradual improvement of the intellectual property legal system and protection system, China's protection of intellectual property rights is continuously increasing.

　　How effective is the protection of intellectual property rights?

Several sets of numbers can be used for illustration.

　　Zhang Jianchun, deputy minister of the Central Propaganda Department, stated at the 4th CIIE that according to statistics, the total number of copyright registrations across the country in 2020 will reach 5.039 million; the added value of China's copyright industry and industry in 2019 will reach 7.32 trillion yuan, accounting for GDP The proportion is 7.39%.

　　"It is particularly worth mentioning that the software legalization work carried out in China for many years has produced obvious demonstration effects, providing a good market environment and strong innovation power for the development of Chinese and foreign software industries." Zhang Jianchun said.

　　In China, more and more film, music, and literature companies are gaining profits through the use and protection of copyright resources.

High-quality IP is favored by capital, and the value of copyright resources has become increasingly prominent.

　　Gan Shaoning, deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Office, said that during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, China's patent transfer license pledge and other business activities reached 1.386 million times, 2.5 times that during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period.

"The copyright industry now accounts for 7.39% of GDP, and the patent-intensive industry has also reached 11.6%. If you add geographical indications and other intellectual property related categories, it should be said that it exceeds 20% of GDP."

　　"In just a few decades, China has established an effective intellectual property system that can improve the contemporary environment and promote national and social development." Wang Binying, deputy director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, sent a congratulatory letter during the CIIE Affirmed the development of China's intellectual property industry.

　　However, China's intellectual property protection still has many difficulties such as weak market awareness, difficulty in safeguarding rights, and difficulty in enforcement.

　　Zhang Junkuo, deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said that the specific manifestations are that small and medium-sized enterprises have relatively weak intellectual property protection capabilities, the punitive compensation system for intellectual property infringements still needs to be improved, the lack of professional talents for patent infringement judgments, and the long litigation and enforcement cycle. Difficult to execute.

"In view of the difficulties and problems in China's intellectual property protection, we need to focus on improving the pertinence and effectiveness of intellectual property protection in the future, and continue to strengthen the construction of laws and regulations and law enforcement."

　　Zhang Jianchun emphasized that, as the world's largest developing country, although China's copyright system has not been established for a long time and there are still some shortcomings in copyright protection, China's attitude towards copyright protection is clear and firm.

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