SMEs should dig out the advantage of IPRs, Zhang Qin

When attending the Fifth China International Patent & Brand Expo on the 19th, Deputy Commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office Zhang Qin expressed, SMEs should dig out the advantage of IPRs and foster independent brands.

"IPR is the strategic resource of the development of SMEs. So enterprises should independently innovate, dig out the advantage of IPRs and foster independent brands, so as to effectively elevate their competitiveness." Zhang added.

The Fifth China International Patent & Brand Expo, which was held in Foshan city of Guangdong province, was co-hosted by the SIPO and Guangdong Provincial People's Government.

With the theme of "Innovation, Creation and Invention", it attracts more than 500 enterprises from home and abroad, carrying with their newest patent technologies and brands to join in the expo.

Apart from delegations from 16 provinces and cities all round China, many industrial institutions from Ukraine, Belarus, Japan, Korea, Hongkong, etc., participated into the expo as well. [Chinese version is available on Xinhua]