2018年CRI China "stronger on IPR protection": experts

 

Tuesday, June 5th, marks the 10th anniversary of a document issued by the Chinese government to upgrade the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) as a national strategy.

China issued the Outline of the National Intellectual Property Strategy on June 5th, 2008.

Since then, Chinese authorities say they've made significant progress in IPR protection, creating a fair, stable and transparent¹ business environment.

Experts from China and the UK suggest that a decade on, China is now a leader in intellectual property rights' protection.

Observers are also suggesting IPR protection, which has been a long process, is one of the keys to helping² China become the world's second largest economy.

"First of all, our laws and regulations have gradually improved. Secondly³, in terms of law enforcement and trials, we have set up courts specializing in intellectual property rights, which shows that we are even more advanced than the UK, since the UK has not established its own IPR courts yet," says Wang Ping, researcher on public procurement⁴ with the University of Nottingham.

Since the issuing of the Outline of the National Intellectual Property Strategy, laws and regulations around issues such as patents, trademark⁵, anti-monopoly, and law against unfair competition have been updated.

Despite this, Wang Ping says authorities in China have to keep on top of changes to IPR.

"Policies are just like coins, they have two sides, that's why we call them "double-edged swords." As such, on the one hand, when enacting⁶ the policies, we must consider potential challenges and loopholes, and take measures to deal with them. On the other hand, in terms of the implementation⁷, we need a professional, powerful team with high public trust," says Wang Ping.

Stephen Perry, chairman of Britain's 48 Group Club - a UK advocacy group for trade with China - says Beijing needs to take the lead in technological⁸ innovation and patent applications.

"When I met President Xi jInping, that was the point he made. We want to get beyond just being a little bit better off than we were; we want to be a modern advanced country. And to do that, China must innovate⁹, and the "Made in China 2025" strategy is the cornerstone of that. It's about China making a decision that it will be at the forefront of technological development, that its companies will be the most progressive companies in the world together with other western countries," says Perry.

Stats from the World Intellectual Property Organization show that 48,882 international patent applications were filed by Chinese companies in 2017, coming in second in the world behind only the United States.

1 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

4 procurement   

n.采购；获得

参考例句：

• He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
• More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。

5 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

6 enacting   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Generally these statutes apply only to wastes from reactors outside the enacting state. 总之，这些法令只适宜用在对付那些来自外州的核废料。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• In addition, the complexion of enacting standards for live working is described. 另外，介绍了带电作业标准的制订情况。

7 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

8 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

9 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。