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"In the new pattern of international trade, whoever masters more intellectual property rights of key core technologies will have the initiative in economy, trade, science and technology, diplomacy, and even national security." On the afternoon of April 15, the second the Pearl River International Trade Forum "Intellectual Property Protection and High Quality Development of Trade" forum was successfully held during the 133rd Canton Fair.

More than 200 guests gathered together to explore new paths for international cooperation in intellectual property, injecting new impetus into China's deep participation in international governance of intellectual property, promoting high-quality development of international trade, and building an open world economy.

Intellectual property rights are an important guarantee for high-quality development of trade

Intellectual property rights are the "standard configuration" of international trade. Ren Hongbin, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, stated at the forum that the high-quality development of intellectual property protection and services in China has provided important support for the "acceleration" of China's foreign trade. China's trade in goods has been ranked first in the world for 6 consecutive years, and its export international market share has been ranked first in the world for 14 consecutive years. It is a major trading partner of over 140 countries and regions, and has delivered brilliant results in promoting the development of international trade

Protecting intellectual property is protecting innovation. International trade naturally carries innovative genes, and from product design, production, trading to use, it is inseparable from respect and protection of intellectual property rights, The reason why China has become the largest trading country is because the government and all sectors of society have been encouraging and supporting trade innovation. "Li Xingqian, Director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced: In terms of goods trade, personalized, customized, and flexible production has helped the export of labor-intensive products continuously iterate and upgrade, creating independent brands, high-tech, and high value-added products leading the green transformation are becoming new growth points for China's foreign trade exports. In 2022, the contribution of the three new products of electric vehicles, photovoltaic products, and lithium batteries to export growth has reached 40%. In terms of service trade, China's intellectual property trade in 2022 The total amount of trade has increased from 3.2 billion US dollars in 2002 to 57.8 billion US dollars in 2022, with a scale increase of over 17 times and an average annual growth rate of 15%. Independent innovation and intellectual property protection have become strong support for high-quality trade development

With the development of globalization, the importance of intellectual property protection is further highlighted. "In the post COVID-19 era, under the background of the slowdown of productivity growth and the persistence of other challenges, the status of intellectual property rights as a core element in international trade has been further strengthened, playing an important role in holding the leading edge in scientific and technological innovation and the competitive advantage at the top of the industrial chain." Bai Jianfeng, director of the Intellectual Property Development Research Center of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, pointed out that: In the new pattern of international trade, whoever possesses more intellectual property rights of key core technologies will have the initiative in economy, trade, technology, diplomacy, and even national security

Building a "full chain" protection system for intellectual property rights at the Canton Fair

The Canton Fair was the earliest international exhibition in China to carry out intellectual property protection work. Since 1992, special measures have been formulated, complaint reception stations have been established, and the intellectual property protection system has been continuously improved. It is reported that the scale of this year's Canton Fair exhibition has reached a new high, with more diverse new products, technologies, and models. There have been over 300 first-time events for various new products, with a total of 800000 new products. More than 500000 green and low-carbon export products have entered the exhibition to display, and 130000 intelligent products. This means that this year's Canton Fair needs to put forward higher requirements for the protection of intellectual property rights. "Li Xingqian said: We extensively invite intellectual property regulatory authorities at all levels to participate in the Canton Fair, solve the problems faced by enterprises, release a key self inspection directory for intellectual property complaints, guide exhibitors to conduct pre exhibition self inspection, and use an intellectual property complaint handling system to improve the effectiveness of case handling and dispute resolution, increase the intensity of infringement crackdown, and create a good trading environment

According to Aoyi News, an intellectual property complaint station has been set up at the exhibition hall of this year's Canton Fair. Relevant departments at the national, provincial, and municipal levels have jointly formed a team of intellectual property experts stationed at the fair, consisting of more than 80 professionals in intellectual property law enforcement or review. They will be stationed at the Canton Fair exhibition hall in three phases to handle intellectual property dispute complaints online and offline, and handle various "complex situations" that may be faced at the exhibition as soon as possible. After the exhibition, clues to intellectual property infringement disputes will be tracked and disposed of, forming a "full chain" protection system for intellectual property rights before, during, and after the exhibition.

The Canton Fair is an important window for China to open up to the outside world and an important bridge for China to deepen international cooperation with enterprises from various countries. The exploration and practice of intellectual property protection at the Canton Fair has also become a model benchmark for China's exhibition industry. This demonstrates the strong determination of the Chinese government to encourage innovation and protect intellectual property rights, and continues to uphold an open and cooperative attitude. Li Xingqian said that we will continue to share China's practices in intellectual property development, Exchange China's experience in intellectual property protection, and contribute to global intellectual property balance, inclusiveness, and sustainable development to help global economic recovery. He also pointed out that "the current global trade growth momentum is slowing down, external demand is weakening, and factors such as protectionism and geopolitics continue to interfere with normal international trade exchanges. We must firmly uphold free trade and fair trade, pay more attention to the full chain protection of intellectual property rights, and maintain international trade rules and good order

Building a new highland for global intellectual property services

As a major province in intellectual property rights and opening up to the outside world, Guangdong has over 1000 national intellectual property advantage demonstration enterprises, with multiple indicators such as trademark registration, total number of patent awards, and regional intellectual property development index ranking first in the country.

A sound intellectual property protection system is an inevitable choice for opening up to the outside world. Only by strictly protecting intellectual property rights can we optimize the business environment and build a new system of a higher level of open economy. Zhang Xin, Vice Governor of Guangdong Provincial Government, stated, "Guangdong will benchmark the international best and best, further improve the intellectual property protection system with sound systems, efficient operation, scientific management, and optimized services, strive to create a new highland for national intellectual property protection and high-quality development of trade, and contribute Guangdong's strength to the healthy development of intellectual property cause

Currently, building an international service highland for intellectual property is a lever and platform for opening up global markets and improving economic and trade levels. Whoever has mastered the entire industrial chain and key links of intellectual property international services will have the initiative in the development and international competition of the innovation market.

Ren Hongbin called on enterprises to continuously enhance their awareness of intellectual property protection in the process of international operation, focus on strengthening intellectual property protection, and coordinate the comprehensive protection layout of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights. At the same time, he also hoped that the business community of various countries would actively express their concerns and demands, and actively participate in the global governance of intellectual property under the frameworks of the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and other organizations; It is expected that government departments of all countries will improve dialogue and exchange mechanisms, deepen international cooperation on intellectual property, actively maintain and develop the intellectual property cooperation system, and deepen practical cooperation on intellectual property in countries and regions along the the Belt and Road.

At the forum, the China Maritime Arbitration Commission, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Guangdong Provincial Committee, the Guangzhou Port Authority and the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee held the signing ceremony of the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement, and set up an arbitration communication platform for shipping, port and other matters.