China Boosts Innovation and Entrepreneurship

To stimulate innovative and entrepreneurial enthusiasm, the first task is to ensure the achievements of innovation and entrepreneurship cannot be stolen. Not long ago, China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and other five ministries issued "Opinions on further strengthening IP use and protection to boost innovation and entrepreneurship" (hereafter as the Opinion) pointing out to strengthen the law enforcement to protect intellectual property rights innovation and entrepreneurial achievements. To strengthen patent administrative law enforcement and improve IPRs protection legal aid system is the only way to achieve the goal. 

During the past November 11th, called as "double-eleven", trading amount on Tmall reached to 91.217 billion yuan, a new consumer miracle. The previous problems on protecting patent rights for electronic commerce platform now see a better solution in Zhejiang province. In 2014, Zhejiang carry out the first e-commerce patent protection special action in China, 2518 patent disputes on e-commerce got mediation. Hong Jiqing, Deputy Officer of Zhejiang IP Office, said the implement of the Opinions promotes the e-commerce IP protection and help "Internet Plus" to become stage for entrepreneurs to realize the dream. 

In Zhongshan, Guangdong province, the quick patent legal aid services offer solution to the "China Capital of Lamps and Lanterns" on counterfeiting problem. Up to now, China Zhongshan (lighting) IPR legal aid center has filed 1289 cases, and 1189 were concluded, with the resolving rate of 92.2%, preventing the losses of 2.5715 million yuan. "Currently, the whole process of a case, including acceptance, investigation and evidence collection, cross-examination, case mediation or transfer to judicial proceeding, can be concluded within a month." Hou Yumei , the director of Zhongshan IP legal aid center, told reporters, lighting is an innovation-driven industry, rapid IP legal aid will enhance the innovators' confidence in their own patents and greatly encourage their independent innovation enthusiasm. 

Yiwu, is known as "the ocean of small commodities and the paradise of shoppers" as well as the paradise of innovation and entrepreneurship for grassroots entrepreneurs. In order to prevent possible risks of intellectual property in innovation and entrepreneurship, departments at all levels in Yiwu strengthen supervision and coordination and work together to build a solid defense and law enforcement. "The patent law administrative enforcement pilot work and law enforcement agencies enrich and improve the level of law enforcement" the official of Yiwu Market Authority said, they will actively build new mechanisms of IP protection which is fit to variety and quick updating of small commodities to promote the boom the market. 

Protection of IPRs is to protect the "kindling" of innovation. With the introduction of the Opinions, the national administrative investigation on patent cases will further strengthen the law enforcement and then build policy environment in favor of "mess entrepreneurship and innovation".