Xinhua news agency, beijing, 15 may (shin zheng, wang jia zhu) journalist, 15 mayMinistry of financeI understand that for full releaseIntellectual property rightsIntegrating effects for the economyInnovationAnd increasing competitivenessNational intellectual property agencyThis year, a number of key cities with high concentration of innovative resources, high radiation-enabled, intellectual property rights supporting immediate regional development needs (including municipalities, counties) continued to be selected throughout the country to support knowledge production. RightsOperational servicesSystem building。
In accordance with the circulars issued by the two departments in the past, the central authority is responsible for defining the objectives, providing financial support and guidance, and conducting performance appraisals and lessons learned. The municipal (urban) government is responsible for the construction of the system of intellectual property operation services, which is responsible for developing work programmes, establishing mechanisms for the advancement of work and organizing its implementation。
The circular stated that attention should be paid to the creation of priority areas and weaknesses in the application of intellectual property rights, and to the integration of patents, trademarks and geographical indications into the various categories of intellectual property rights, focusing on strengthening the support of intellectual property rights for industrial development; optimizing the quality of output created by intellectual property; improving the capacity of innovation subjects to apply intellectual property rights; expanding the scope of intellectual property financial services; building regional clusters of intellectual property operational services; and exploring support for the establishment of intellectual property operations centres in universities and research institutes and actively piloting the reform of mixed intellectual property ownership。
It was further stated that the ministry of finance, in conjunction with the national intellectual property authority, organized a competitive evaluation of the municipalities that had submitted the declarations, identifying them for support. Since 2016, the central fiscal authority has supported cities that have carried out work related to the operation of intellectual property rights through services development funds, and this time no longer repeats support。
The circular clearly states that the central treasury supports 150 million to 200 million yuan for each city, that in 2019 it is set at 100 to 150 million yuan, and that the remaining funds are allocated after the annual appraisal. Cities can integrate support for the construction of intellectual property operational services systems through incentives, government purchases of services and equity investments。
