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Original title: China’s level of intellectual property development jumped to eighth in the world Source: China Economic Net
On September 14, the “Assessment Report on the State of China’s Intellectual Property Development in 2019” released by the Intellectual Property Development Research Center of the State Intellectual Property Office of China showed that the level of China’s intellectual property development has risen rapidly in world rankings. In just 5 years, the ranking has quickly gone from 20th place in 2014 to 8th place in 2018, an average of almost 3 places per year.
The “Report” also shows that, as of 2018, the top 10 countries in terms of global intellectual property development are Japan, the United States, South Korea, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, China, Sweden and Denmark. In terms of its intellectual property capabilities, China ranked fifth in the world in 2018, second only to the United States, Japan, Switzerland and Finland; its performance in intellectual property ranks third in the world. All of this shows that China’s status as a major country in intellectual property rights has become more stable.
The growth rate has accelerated significantly in recent years
According to Han Xiucheng, director of the Research Center for Intellectual Property Development, the National Intellectual Property Development Index takes 2010 as the base year and establishes the 2010 comprehensive development and creation, application, protection and environment index. by 100, and compares the national data from 2010 to 2019. Performs calculations.
A reporter from the Economic Daily-China Economic Net noted that these indicators will be adjusted and updated every year to be more accurate. In 2019, the system of indicators is composed of 4 first-level indicators of creation, application, protection and environment, with a total of 46 indicators of three levels. Among them, “the share of the value added of patent-intensive industries in GDP” is a new indicator this year. In March this year, the State Intellectual Property Office and the National Bureau of Statistics jointly released an announcement showing that the added value of China’s patent-intensive industries in 2018 was 1.079 billion yuan, representing 11 , 6% of GDP.
According to the calculation of the new index, since 2010, the National Index for the Comprehensive Development of Intellectual Property has shown a trend of continuous growth and continued to increase steadily in 2019, reaching 279.2.
The reporter also noted that if we take 2013 as the demarcation point, progress in China’s intellectual property field has been more pronounced in recent years: before 2013, the average annual growth rate of the Comprehensive Development Index of the China’s Intellectual Property was 5.4% and this index after 2013 The average annual growth rate reached 15.0%. After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China’s innovation index growth rate also accelerated significantly, reaching 270.5 in 2019, with an average annual growth rate of 11.7%.
Behind the rapid growth rate are remarkable achievements in the corresponding fields of intellectual property creation. In 2019, the number of national invention patents granted in China was 354,000 (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), which was 4.8 times higher than in 2010; the number of domestic trademark registrations was 6.028 million (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), which was 5.2 times higher than in 2010; The number of copyright registrations was 4.186 million, which was 9.5 times that of 2010; A total of 56,000 national PCT international patent applications were received, which was 4.8 times that of 2010; the number of applications for the Madrid international trademark registration of Chinese applicants was 6,461, which was 3.4 times 2010; 13.3 invention patents per 10,000 people, 7.6 times from 2010.
In 2019, the average holding period of national invention patents in China was 6.6 years, an increase of one year from 2010, reflecting the economic influence of the annual patent payment system and the constant improvement of the quality of patents in China.
More and more gold content
Since 2010, China’s IP use index has shown steady growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9.9%. The benefits of the use of intellectual property rights have become increasingly prominent, effectively promoting economic and social development. In 2018, the value added of China’s copyright industry accounted for 7.37% of GDP, an increase of 0.8 percentage points over 2010.
The ability of market entities to use intellectual property rights has gradually improved. In 2019, the number of patent applications and transfer of patent rights was 213,000, 35.7 times more than in 2010. In 2019, the number of trademark transfers reached 446,000, 7.0 times more than in 2010 In 2018, the number of transactions in China’s technology market contracts was 412,000, with a value of 1.8 trillion yuan, 1.9 and 5.8 times that of 2009, respectively.
Han Xiucheng said that effective use of intellectual property rights is inseparable from a good intellectual property protection environment. In recent years, the construction of China’s judicial protection system has been comprehensively strengthened, the number of trials has doubled, and the quality and effectiveness of trials have also been greatly improved. In 2019, China’s courts received 9.5, 7.5 and 1.3 times the number of IPR-related first instance cases in civil, administrative, and criminal cases, respectively, in 2010; the prosecuting bodies approved the arrest of 4,346 cases related to intellectual property crimes and the knowledge involved in the prosecution. There were 5,433 criminal cases related to property rights, which was 2.8 times and 3.2 times more than in 2010. In addition, all relevant departments and regions jointly carried out key special work, which also effectively stopped the spread of infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
At the same time, the legal system for the protection of intellectual property has been improved. In 2019, China completed the revision of the Trademark Law; the Central Office and the Council of State issued and implemented the “Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Intellectual Property”. The effectiveness of China’s intellectual property protection has been widely recognized by the public. In 2019, China’s social satisfaction with intellectual property protection was 78.98 points, an increase of 15.29 points over 2012.
Quality and efficiency still to be improved
While China’s intellectual property rights are on the rise, there are also obvious shortcomings. The “Report” shows that from the perspective of the absolute value of the index of quantity, quality and efficiency of creation, the index of quality of the creation of intellectual property in most areas of the country is less than the index of quantity and the efficiency index. “For example, the number of patent maintenance periods that reflect the quality of patents, the number of international PCT patent applications that reflect the design of foreign intellectual property rights, and the number of international registration applications for trademarks registered in Madrid, “said Han Xiucheng, showing that China’s intellectual property rights need to be further improved.
Furthermore, from the point of view of the absolute value of the application scale index and application efficiency, the IP application scale index in most areas of the country is higher than the application benefit index. Outstanding, this has some bearing on the quality of intellectual property rights and the operating environment.
Compared to other countries in the world, we can see where China’s intellectual property deficiencies lie. In international comparison, China’s Intellectual Property Environmental Index ranked 23rd in 2018, lagging behind the intellectual property performance and capabilities rankings. In the environmental index, China’s intellectual property system environment and market environment ranked 26th and 31st, respectively, in 2018, and the ranking is significantly lower than 11th in cultural environment. Judging from the changes from 2014 to 2018, the Institutional Environment Index and Market Environment ranking also lag behind the Cultural Environment.
“Continuing to strengthen the construction of the intellectual property system and improving the market environment will be the focus of China’s next intellectual property rights development,” Han Xiucheng said. (Economic Daily-China Economic Net Reporter, She Ying)
