浙侨英频 ?More Chinese firms strive to spur innovation

发布时间：2022-01-14

A child plays with a robot at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. [Photo by Gao ErqiangChina Daily]

 

Nation's companies held over 1.9m valid invention patents in 2021, official says

The innovative vitality of Chinese businesses was further stimulated last year, as a growing number of domestic market entities registered invention patents, a senior intellectual property regulator said.

Hu Wenhui, deputy commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said at a news conference hosted by the State Council Information Office on Wednesday that around 298,000 Chinese enterprises held valid invention patents by the end of last year, 52,000 more than in 2020.

He added that Chinese companies held more than 1.9 million valid invention patents, up 22.6 percent year-on-year.

Among them, more than 63 percent were technology-related, which means our domestic innovation and creative abilities are becoming much stronger, he added.

Hu added that the number of such patents increased rapidly in three major fields — information technology management, computer technology and medical technology.

Kang Lixia, a lawyer specializing in handling IPR disputes from Beijing Conzen Law Firm, said that the growing number of patents in high-tech industries reflected policy moves to support business transformation, promote industrial upgrading and better meet public demand.

China has provided a series of preferential policies in recent years to encourage domestic enterprises to innovate technologies and improve their ability in terms of self-development, which has led many companies to expand their business to high-tech areas, such as the digital economy, new energy and healthcare, she said.

For example, since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, online medical care services and products have been more needed among the public. As a result, many firms, including those previously focusing on manufacturing, have begun transforming and paying greater efforts to study healthcare-related technologies to meet this demand.

She said that the improved policies and growing public demand have both contributed to the rapid growth of high-tech enterprises in China. The more such businesses we have, the greater the number of valid invention patents we can see, she said.

The concept that 'invention means creativity' is key to continuously stimulating our domestic market vitality, she added.

Meanwhile, China has also seen a rising number of patent and trademark applications made by foreign businesses.

According to the administration, China granted about 110,000 invention patents to foreign applicants last year, a 23 percent increase on 2020, and it also agreed 194,000 trademarks registered by foreign entities, up 5.2 percent year-on-year.

The rising figures indicated that foreign enterprises are more confident in the country's IPR protection and its business environment, Hu said.

In 2021, invention patents that Chinese regulators granted to United States applicants rose 32.1 percent year-on-year, and trademarks registered by US applicants in China surged by 17.3 percent year-on-year, according to the administration.

It added that it has accelerated its review of COVID-19-related patent applications, offering a quick channel for those related to vaccine development and epidemic control.

 

【背景阅读】

2021年我国知识产权工作量质齐升

国家知识产权局2022年1月12日在国新办新闻发布会上介绍了2021年知识产权重要统计数据。数据显示，截至2021年年底，我国国内每万人口高价值发明专利拥有量达到7.5件，较2020年提高了1.2件。

我国国内市场主体创新活力得到进一步激发。截至2021年年底，我国国内拥有有效发明专利的企业达到29.8万家，较上年增长5.2万家。国内企业拥有有效发明专利190.8万件，同比增长22.6%，高于全国平均增速5.0个百分点。其中，高新技术企业拥有有效发明专利121.3万件，占国内企业总量的63.6%，体现出我国市场主体创新创造能力不断增强。

专利商标质押融资规模进一步扩大，普惠性进一步凸显。2021年，全国专利商标质押融资金额达到3098亿元，融资项目达1.7万项，惠及企业1.5万家，同比增长均为42%左右。国家知识产权局知识产权运用促进司司长雷筱云介绍，我国启动了为期三年的知识产权质押融资“入园惠企”行动，进一步扩大了知识产权质押融资服务对中小企业的覆盖面。

数字经济、医疗领域专利储备也进一步加强。截至2021年年底，我国国内发明专利有效量增长最快的3个领域，分别是信息技术管理方法、计算机技术和医疗技术，分别同比增长100.3%、32.7%和28.7%，体现出关键核心技术领域专利储备不断增强，更加有力支撑产业升级。

2022年北京冬奥会、冬残奥会开幕在即，国家知识产权局对北京冬奥组委提交的会徽、名称、缩写、吉祥物、口号等63件奥林匹克标志予以公告保护。同时，对北京冬奥会、冬残奥会会徽，火炬造型等加强专利商标的保护，实现了奥运会相关知识产权的全方位、立体化的保护。

 

来源 光明日报