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Innovation has become a critical driver of global economic development, with
technological advancements such as AI, big data, cloud computing, and block
chain paving the way for new waves of innovation in the Digital Age and Deep
Science. Intellectual Property (IP) has a vital role to play in promoting industrial
upgrading, creating jobs, attracting investment, and improving business
competitiveness. In this context, the Chinese government's institutional reform
plan to elevate the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
to a directly affiliated agency under the State Council is a significant step
toward enhancing the status of IP in China's future strategy and promoting
high-quality development and expanding high-level opening-up. The plan aims to improve the IP management system, placing the work of patent
and trademark confirmation under the CNIPA, while leaving the enforcement part
to the market regulation department. This arrangement will strengthen the
protection of IP as a whole by clarifying the responsibilities of the CNIPA and
the market regulation department, and the two departments will work together to
protect IP, contributing to the building of a strong IP powerhouse. The WIPO
Office in China (WOC) welcomes the plan and believes that this reform will
comprehensively improve IP creation, utilization, protection, management, and
services in China. China's achievements in innovation are remarkable, with the country ranking
11th in the WIPO's Global Innovation Index (GII) in 2022, up 23 places from
2012, and the only middle-income economy breaking into the top 15. China is
already a major IP country and a global innovation leader, ranking 1st in nine
of the 81 innovation indicators of the GII. These accomplishments demonstrate
China's commitment to building a strong IP powerhouse country with Chinese
characteristics and world-class level, as set out in the Outline of Building a
Strong IP Powerhouse (2021-35) and the 14th Five-Year National Plan for IP
Protection and Utilization. As the WIPO's extension in China, the WOC values the close and friendly
cooperation with China, appreciates China's significant achievements in IP
development and the building of innovative ecosystems, and sees the huge
potential of China's innovation-driven development. The WOC will continue to
strengthen coordination and cooperation with China, closely connect with media,
markets, and stakeholders in government, academia, and business, and provide
timely, tailored and targeted services to empower China's scientific and
technological innovation with IP and promote high-quality development.
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