BEIJING: China has seen a rise in the number of domestic applications for international patents and trademarks, and its ability to resolve overseas intellectual property disputes has also improved, according to the country’s top IP regulator.
Data released by the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Tuesday showed that from January to June, it accepted 33,000 applications under the global Patent Cooperation Treaty for international patents submitted by domestic entities, up 7.1 percent year-on-year.
During the same period, it also received 3,024 domestic trademark applications under the Madrid system, up 12 percent year-on-year, the data said.
Since China joined the Hague Agreement in May 2022, more than 150 international design applications have been submitted by Chinese applicants each month, ranking among the most in the world, according to the administration’s data.
“The figures have demonstrated that our domestic entities have become more active in applying for overseas IP rights,” Hu Wenhui, deputy head of the administration, told a news conference on Tuesday. With more Chinese enterprises going global, the number of IP-related disputes involving such companies has also increased, “urging us to take measures to help them improve their ability to protect their overseas IP rights,” said Zhang Zhicheng, head of the administration’s IP protection department. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
