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Global Demand for Intellectual Property Tools Soars, China Driving Growth: Report
6 Guangdong Cities Listed in Top 30 Most Innovative Chinese Cities 2018
Demand for Jin Yong’s Audio-books Soars in China
Cases of Trademark Infringement Account for 80% of all IPR Cases in Shenzhen
Global demand for intellectual property (IP) tools hit new record in 2017, with China leading the growth in filings at the heart of the global economy, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said on November 3. Across the globe, innovators filed 3.17 million patent applications in 2017, up 5.8 percent on 2016 figures and representing an eighth straight yearly increase, according to WIPO's annual World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report. China recorded the highest application volume for each IP right as innovators and creators inside the country, as well as foreign entities, seek to protect and promote their work in one of the world's fastest growing major economies, the report said. The number of China's trademark applications increased by about 55 percent, representing 46 percent of all trademark applications filed worldwide.
Six Guangdong cities - Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Zhongshan and Foshan - were listed in the Top 30 Most Innovative Chinese Cities 2018, which was released by Forbes China on November 30. Shenzhen topped the list, followed by Beijing and Jiangsu province's Suzhou. According to Forbes China, the innovation level of all the country's cities was evaluated according to indicators such as the number of newly applied-for patents (per capita and total), patent grants (per capita and total), invention patent grants (per capita and total), international patents or PCT applications (per capita and total), and the proportion of science and technology expenditure to local fiscal expenditure.
Sales of audio-books by Jin Yong have risen remarkably in the month or since the death of the celebrated Martial arts novelist. Jin Yong is the pen name of Louis Cha, or Cha Leung-yung and was best known for writing Martial arts stories which depict martial art adventures in ancient China. As the news of his passing away spread on the evening of October 30, sales of his books jumped 120 times compared to the previous day, according to JD.com, China's e-commerce giant.
"Readers immersed themselves in intriguing plots and were moved by the characters' characteristics and emotions." said He Xian, chief editor of Guangzhou Longshine Books Limited Company. "That's the charm of Jin Yong's works." Apart from the pleasure in reading, people are also intrigued by the listening experience. The audio-book is regarded as "a reading experience that emancipates your hands and eyes." He explained.
As a city of innovation, Shenzhen adopts the most rigorous measures of IPR protection. On November 27, the People’s Procuratorate of Shenzhen released the work achievements of Shenzhen Research Center for IP Legal Protection. As was introduced, from 2008 to August, 2018, the procurators in Shenzhen handled a total of 4,105 cases concerning review of arrest due to IPR infringement, involving 7,730 suspects; and 3,712 cases of prosecution review related to IPR infringement, involving 6,447 people. The number of member units of the Research Center increases from 14 in 2008 to the current 28.
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