According to the data announcement on added value of national patent intensive industries in 2019 recently released by the State Intellectual Property Office and the National Bureau of statistics, in 2019, the added value of national patent intensive industries was 11463.1 billion yuan, an increase of 7.0% over the previous year (excluding price factors). The scale of patent intensive industries in China has maintained a steady growth, which reflects the new progress of China's economic structure optimization and growth momentum transformation, and reflects the new achievements of innovation driven development. The important role of patent intensive industries in supporting high-quality economic development has been further played.

As general secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, protecting intellectual property rights is to protect innovation. The proposal of the CPC Central Committee on formulating the fourteenth five year plan for national economic and social development and the long-term goals for the year 2035 (hereinafter referred to as the proposal) puts forward clear requirements for strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights. How can the State Intellectual Property Office implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and promote China's transformation from a big country of intellectual property introduction to a big country of intellectual property creation? The reporter of science and Technology Daily had an exclusive interview with Shen Changyu, director of the State Intellectual Property Office.

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The proposal proposes to "strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and greatly improve the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements". In the twenty-fifth collective learning of the Central Political Bureau, general secretary Xi Jinping stressed that in building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, we must comprehensively strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights from the perspective of the national strategic height and the requirements for entering the new stage of development. Why do you think the general secretary has raised the protection of intellectual property to such an important level?

Shen Changyu:

In November 30, 2020, the Central Political Bureau held collective learning on strengthening our intellectual property protection work. General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over and delivered an important speech, providing a fundamental guideline for the new era to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights in China. This is consistent with the requirements of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. Innovation is the first driving force leading development, and the protection of intellectual property rights is the protection of innovation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has put the intellectual property protection work in a more prominent position, deployed and promoted a series of reforms, issued a series of major policies, actions and plans, implemented a strict intellectual property protection system, resolutely punished violations of intellectual property rights in accordance with the law, led the continuous development of China's intellectual property cause, and walked out of a path of intellectual property development with Chinese characteristics Along the way of exhibition, the protection of intellectual property rights has made historic achievements and strongly supported the economic and social development.

General secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the protection of intellectual property rights is related to the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, the development of high quality, the happiness of people's lives, the overall situation of opening up to the outside world and the national security. These "five relationships" profoundly explain the Era Connotation and strategic significance of intellectual property protection, and raise the work of intellectual property protection to an unprecedented height. To build a modern socialist country in an all-round way, we must comprehensively strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, promote the construction of a modern economic system, stimulate the innovation vitality of the whole society, and promote the construction of a new development pattern. At present, the State Intellectual Property Office is continuing to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of general secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, and has made specific plans for its implementation.

reporter:

What challenges does the new domestic and international situation pose to intellectual property work?

Shen Changyu:

Facing the new era and new development stage, we should focus on the "two overall situations", combine the needs of national innovation and development and the international competition situation, deeply understand the new challenges and new requirements of the new domestic and international situation for intellectual property work, and always move forward in the direction of the party's guidance.

Domestically, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has made a strategic plan based on the new development stage, implementing the new development concept, building a new development pattern, and promoting high-quality development, which requires more powerful support from intellectual property rights. In general, general secretary Xi Jinping, when he presided over the twenty-fifth collective learning of the Central Political Bureau, pointed out that at present, China is changing from the introduction of intellectual property to a big country in intellectual property creation. The work of intellectual property is changing from seeking quantity to improving quality, which clearly shows the historical position and the direction of continuous struggle for the development of intellectual property in China.

Internationally, novel coronavirus pneumonia is a major change in the world. The global epidemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has accelerated the great change. Technological innovation is one of the key variables. If we want to take the lead in the crisis and open up a new situation in the changing situation, we must ask for answers from scientific and technological innovation. As the basic guarantee of stimulating innovation, intellectual property system has become an important support for building an innovative country and the key to mastering the initiative of development.

Therefore, we should recognize the situation and tasks of China's intellectual property work, summarize the achievements, find out the deficiencies, improve the understanding of the importance of intellectual property protection, and provide strong support for implementing the new development concept, building a new development pattern, and promoting high-quality development from the aspect of strengthening intellectual property protection.

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It is understood that China is working out the "fourteenth five year plan" for intellectual property rights and the strategic outline for strengthening China with intellectual property rights. Can you tell us something about this? What are the considerations of intellectual property protection?

Shen Changyu:

In accordance with the important instructions of general secretary Xi Jinping and the decision making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the State Intellectual Property Office is leading the formulation of the national intellectual property protection and utilization plan for the period of 14th Five-Year and the outline of the strategy for strengthening intellectual property rights in 2035. This will be a programmatic document guiding the development of intellectual property in China for a period of time.

In accordance with general secretary Xi Jinping's earnest research and formulation of the national intellectual property protection and utilization plan in the "14th Five-Year" period, the important instructions of objectives, tasks, measures and implementation blueprint are clearly defined, and the State Intellectual Property Office (IPR) promotes the formulation of plans and plans a number of key projects and items. At present, the plan has completed the work of soliciting opinions at the local level, and has been revised for several rounds. In the follow-up period, we will further increase our investment and make meticulous efforts to ensure the formulation of a high-quality plan that meets the requirements of the central government, meets the expectations of the masses and embodies the characteristics of the times.

In the process of formulating the strategic outline of strengthening the country with intellectual property rights, we should focus on the goal of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, accurately grasp the role of intellectual property work in the overall situation of national economic and social development, and plan the future of intellectual property in the next 15 years in view of the domestic and international development environment and problems and challenges faced by the development of intellectual property Plan to ensure the coordination and consistency with the national long-term goal of 2035. In terms of specific measures, we adhere to the idea of high-quality development, the direction of high-standard protection and the goal of high efficiency utilization, and launch a series of innovative measures to strongly support the realization of national development goals.

reporter:

What is the focus of China's intellectual property protection in the future?

Shen Changyu:

In his important speech, general secretary Xi Jinping made six important instructions on strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights in an all-round way, and made clear the direction for us to do the next step. The State Intellectual Property Office will establish a systematic concept, grasp the key points of work, grasp the key links, and achieve overall promotion and integrated implementation.

First, strengthen the top-level design of intellectual property protection. That is to say, it is necessary to formulate and promulgate the national plan for the protection and application of intellectual property rights during the "14th five year plan" period, and do a good job in organic connection with the national "14th five year plan" and major regional and industrial development strategies. We should cooperate with the printing and implementation of the strategic outline of strengthening China's intellectual property rights, and strengthen the coordination and linkage of the implementation of the outline. We will vigorously implement the patent quality improvement project, promote breakthroughs in key core technologies, and strengthen technical reserves.

The second is to improve the level of legalization of intellectual property protection. We will speed up the revision of the detailed rules for the implementation of the patent law, promote the demonstration of the revision of the trademark law and the revision of the provisions on the protection of geographical indication products, and do a good job in the research of geographical indication legislation. Research and formulate rules for the protection of intellectual property rights in new fields such as big data, artificial intelligence and gene technology. We should promote the organic unity of the standards of examination and authorization, infringement judgment, administrative law enforcement and judicial judgment, strengthen the guidance of patent and trademark administrative law enforcement, and give better play to the role of administrative law enforcement protection.

Third, strengthen the whole chain protection of intellectual property rights. Implement the "opinions on strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights" to a high standard, and build a large-scale protection work pattern. We will continue to improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property examination, establish and improve the quality control mechanism of patent and trademark whole process examination, improve the quality of examination and authorization, and strengthen source protection. We will strengthen the construction of intellectual property information and intelligent infrastructure, and promote the online and offline integration of intellectual property protection. We should promote the construction of integrity system in the field of intellectual property, strengthen publicity and education on intellectual property protection, and enhance the awareness of the whole society to respect and protect intellectual property.

Fourth, deepen the reform of the system and mechanism of intellectual property protection. We will implement a series of reform plans of the central government on the protection of intellectual property rights, and achieve system integration, collaborative promotion, and effective results. We should appropriately strengthen the central authority of intellectual property protection and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of local governments. Cooperate with the State Administration of market supervision to do a good job in the anti-monopoly work in the field of intellectual property, prevent the abuse of intellectual property, and promote the independent, orderly flow and efficient allocation of innovation elements.

Fifth, promote international cooperation and competition in the field of intellectual property. Actively participate in multilateral affairs within the framework of the world intellectual property organization, and further enhance China's voice and influence in international intellectual property affairs. Promote the improvement of international rules and standards on intellectual property rights and related international trade and investment. A new mechanism of one belt, one road Intellectual Property Cooperation under epidemic prevention and control is studied. We will fully implement the intellectual property chapter of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) and implement the China EU and China France agreements on geographical indications. In accordance with the unified deployment of the central government, we will promote the implementation of the relevant provisions of the Sino US economic and trade agreement on intellectual property rights. We should increase publicity of intellectual property rights, tell a good story of China's intellectual property rights, and show the image of a civilized and responsible country.

Sixth, safeguard national security in the field of intellectual property. We should implement the measures on the transfer of intellectual property rights to foreign countries (for Trial Implementation), improve the examination system for the transfer of intellectual property rights to foreign countries, and strengthen the management of the transfer of intellectual property rights involving national security. We should speed up the construction and operation of the national guidance center for handling overseas intellectual property disputes, strengthen the early warning of overseas intellectual property risks and assistance for safeguarding rights of Chinese enterprises, effectively respond to international competition in the field of intellectual property, and resolutely safeguard the interests of national development.

Source: government affairs wechat of State Intellectual Property Office