Spokesperson's Remarks｜China to build a strong nation on IP and engage deepl...

China has been working to build a strong nation on intellectual property and engaged deeply in global intellectual property governance, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.

It's reported that the 2024 World Congress of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) was held in Hangzhou from October 10 to 22. About 2,300 participants from 92 countries and regions gathered to discuss hot topics in the field.

Lin introduced that this Congress is jointly hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. It's the first time that the Congress was held in China, which shows the international community's full recognition of intellectual property protection in China. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Congress, which reflects the importance China attaches to intellectual property protection.

Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

Lin added that it was decided at the third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC that China is to establish an efficient system for the comprehensive management of intellectual property rights. China is the first country in the world that owns over 4 million domestic valid invention patents, and the number of international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) has ranked first in the world for five consecutive years. China has also established stable cooperation relations with more than 80 countries and regions, and has more than 200 intellectual property cooperation agreements in effect.

Lin said that intellectual property protection contributes to China's high-quality development, turns "Made in China" to "Innovated in China" faster, and facilitates China's high-standard opening up as it generates a law-based, pro-innovation and business-friendly environment. China protects the intellectual property rights of domestic and foreign enterprises equally. The numbers of applications, authorizations and holdings of intellectual patents of foreign companies in China have increased rapidly year by year. By June this year, the numbers of foreign valid invention patents and valid registered trademarks in China had reached 919,000 and 2.135 million respectively. This speaks to foreign investors' full confidence in China's intellectual property protection.

"China is ready to work with all countries to strengthen practical and mutually beneficial dialogue and cooperation, and join hands to build a global governance system on intellectual property featuring extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, so that foreign enterprises can better share in the dividends of China's development and that the international community can better benefit from intellectual innovation." Lin said. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)

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