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19:30, 26-Jul-2017
Shanghai establishes intellectual property protection center
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Shanghai's first intellectual property protection center was officially opened on Tuesday in the city's Pudong New District, according to local authorities.
The center will launch a "green pathway" to enable a faster examination of patents and decrease approval time to less than 15 months from the current 30 months, Lyu Quoqiang, head of the Shanghai intellectual property administration, said.
The opening ceremony of the intellectual property protection center /People's Daily Photo
The opening ceremony of the intellectual property protection center /People's Daily Photo
Pudong is home to burgeoning high-end equipment manufacturing and bio-pharmaceutical industries, where demand for intellectual property rights service is high.
Last year, Pudong enterprises filed more than 9,500 patent applications in high-end equipment manufacturing industry and 2,300 in bio-pharmaceutical industry.
A complaint channel will also be launched to investigate suspected violations of patents, trademarks and copyrights.
The center will work with Shanghai's intellectual property court to enhance intellectual property rights protection.
(Source: Xinhua)
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