China丨China, BRI partners forge closer ties on IP

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China and other countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative have increased cooperation in intellectual property rights, with major progress seen in patent applications, an official at the country's top IP regulator said on Wednesday. Liang Xinxin, a spokesman for the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said at a news conference that China and other BRI economies have seen vibrant patent development on both sides over the past decade, especially in the digital and green sectors. Liang cited data to show that Chinese enterprises had applied for 70,000 patents in other BRI countries and relevant organizations from 2013 to 2023, maintaining an average annual growth rate of over 20 percent. Among the applications, Chinese tech giant Huawei ranked first, followed by Xiaomi and Alibaba, he said. ▲ Photo/IC During the decade, the number of patents applied by BRI countries in China totaled 285,000, with an average annual growth rate of 5.6 percent, he added. As digita ………………………………