China Tops in WIPO Patent Bids
Chinese patent filings via the World Intellectual Property Organization continued to grow last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, showing strong perseverance in innovation, according to a WIPO report released on Tuesday.
IPR Protection in China Enhanced to Create a Sound Business Environment
"China will continue to advance scientific and technological innovation. By investing more in science and technology, China is committed to strengthening IPR protection," Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored the importance of strengthening IPR protection during the World Economic Forum (WEF) of the Davos Agenda on January 25, 2021 just as he did four years ago at the 2017 Winter Davos Forum, aiming to work with other countries to cultivate an open, fair, equitable and non-discriminatory environment for scientific and technological advancement.
Baidu, Geely Team Up to Make Intelligent Electric Vehicles
On January 11, 2021, Chinese internet platform and AI company Baidu Inc. and auto manufacturer Zhejiang Geely Holding Group announced their alliance to manufacture intelligent electric vehicles, making use of Baidu's autonomous driving technology and Geely's expertise in automobile design and manufacturing.
China's Copyright-Based Industries Achieve High-Quality Development During 13th Five-Year Plan Period
According to the report "The Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries in China in 2019" issued by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication recently, copyright administrations at all levels in China comprehensively took legal, policy and administrative measures to promote high-quality development of copyright-based industries during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020). The industrial added value has increased from 5.46 trillion yuan in 2016 to 7.32 trillion yuan in 2019, with its scale up 34%. The Report shows that the share of the copyright industry in GDP and its overall scale have maintained a continuous growth, with the industries' added value reaching 7.32 trillion yuan in 2019, up 10.34% and accounting for 7.39% of the GDP, up 0.02%. It is reported that the copyright industry, a new engine of innovation-driven development, has played a vital part in the optimization and upgrading of China's economic structure, injecting vigorous momentum for China's high-quality development.
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