IP protection center opens in Hefei

The China (Hefei) Intellectual Property Protection Center opened in early August, bringing the total number of national centers to 34.The new facility in Hefei, capital of Anhui province, is the third to open in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic after Guangzhou in Guangdong province and Karamay in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The Hefei center is focused on the new-generation information technology and advanced machinery manufacturing sectors. It will contribute to create an extensive IP protection network in the Yangtze River Delta, promote the region's innovation-driven economic growth and improve its business environment.