BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) — The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held an open-day event in Beijing on Friday to engage the public with the country’s latest IP developments in emerging industries.
Held ahead of the 26th World IP Day on April 26, the event also marked the 21st consecutive year that China’s top IP regulator has hosted such an open-day activity.
At the event, CNIPA Commissioner Shen Changyu outlined China’s IP development over the past five years, including high-value invention patent ownership rising to 16 per 10,000 people, the added value of patent-intensive sectors contributing over 13 percent of GDP, and China’s innovation index ranking among the top 10 globally for the first time.
For the next five years, Shen said the CNIPA will focus on strengthening IP protection and utilization, aligning with broader national goals to foster innovation-driven growth.
The CNIPA also released 2025 model cases of administrative IP enforcement, along with top patent invalidation and trademark opposition rulings. Several cases involved emerging industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) and biomedicine.
According to China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), the country will nurture emerging industries and industries of the future, and “improving the IP protection system in emerging fields” was included in this year’s government work report.
China’s annual National IP Publicity Week kicked off on Monday, themed on strengthening IP protection in emerging industries, with the aim of accelerating the development of new quality productive forces.
Huang Yuhong, head of China Mobile Research Institute, said that from follower to leader, China’s information and communications industry has always had the IP system as its solid institutional backbone.
In her speech at the event, Huang said China Mobile has accelerated investment in 6G, AI, computing networks and quantum technology. The company also called for joint efforts to protect IP in emerging sectors, boost the commercialization of innovations, and engage in global IP governance.
Representatives from innovation entities and IP agencies as well as university students were invited to the event, where they toured the CNIPA’s reception hall, trial chambers, offices and an IP-related cultural exhibition.
In addition to the main venue at the CNIPA headquarters, 15 sub-venues were set up at patent and trademark offices in 11 cities nationwide. ■
