Conference calls for more patent commercialization

What a two-day patent information meeting discussed was "of particular significance to slow recovery of the global economic situation and robust advancement of digital technology", according to a senior official of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

"Both were linked to the utilization, sharing, dissemination and management of patent information, "Wang Binying, deputy director-general of WIPO told the Patent Information Annual Conference held in Beijing last week.

The event drew more than 1,800 attendees from China and abroad. "I'm quite impressed by the level of the participants in this year's conference and the expertise they represent," she said.