On 1 september 2026, the ordinance on the protection and promotion of intellectual property rights in the city of changchun (hereinafter referred to as the ordinance) was formally enacted, marking a new phase in the rule of law and the regulation of intellectual property rights in the city of changchun, which will provide a solid institutional guarantee for the building of state-level intellectual property rights to protect highlands and stimulate innovation throughout society。
The regulations were adopted by the standing committee of the sixteenth people's congress of changchun city at its thirty-first meeting on 29 april 2026, approved by the standing committee of the fourteenth people's congress of jilin province at its twenty-fourth meeting on 30 july and promulgated on 5 august. In the course of the legislative process, a legislative colloquium was organized by the municipal assembly and the association of municipalities to hear the views of a wide range of academic experts, and the draft regulations were fully validated and amended, taking into account the practical aspects of the changchun city automobiles, photovoltaics, aviation, etc。
The regulation is based on the positioning of the city of changchun as a state-level intellectual property right to protect highland priority cities, focusing on the full chain of intellectual property creation, application, protection, management and services, and upholding protection and promotion. In the area of protection, a system of administrative protection combined with judicial protection, government regulation and industry self-regulation has been set up to strengthen the penalties for violations; in the area of promotion, efforts have been made to improve the “last kilometre” of scientific and technological transformations and to promote the deeper integration of intellectual property rights with industrial development, thereby contributing to the acceleration of productivity。
As of 2025, the number of patents on effective inventions in changchun city stood at 39,937, an increase of 19. 6 per cent over the previous year; the amount of deposit financing on patent trademarks amounted to $13,488 million; the number of high-technology enterprises reached 3705 and the number of “specialty new” enterprises reached 2,656. The continuing dynamism of innovation places higher demands on intellectual property protection. The introduction of the regulations is a pragmatic response to the concerns of innovation subjects and the optimization of the business environment。
Innovation is the first driving force for development, and the protection of intellectual property rights is the protection of innovation. The implementation of the regulations on the protection and promotion of intellectual property rights in the city of changchun will inject strong rule of law dynamics into the high-quality development of the city of changchun and provide strong support for accelerating the construction of the city of science, technology and innovation。
As a next step, the bureau will effectively discharge its responsibilities under the regulations, accelerate the refinement of accompanying policy measures, strengthen enforcement protection, optimize the system of intellectual property services and promote the effective implementation of the provisions of the regulations. At the same time, legal literacy campaigns will be carried out to raise awareness of intellectual property protection throughout society and to create a favourable social climate that respects knowledge and promotes innovation。
Source: changchun city market supervision authority
