1. British media: U.S. says China 'stealing' intellectual property? Don't forget that you did that year too;
Professor Graham Allison of Harvard University once proposed a fatalist view: The conflict between the old powers and emerging powers is almost inevitable.
Well, before the outcome of the Sino-U.S. trade dispute, what expectations do foreign experts have for future relations between the two countries?
On the 11th, the Financial Times's chief economic commentator, Martin Wolf, wrote that as an old and new superpower, if China and the United States do not seek a reasonable cooperative relationship, they are very likely to erupt "destructive." The conflict. Once it becomes a reality, it will make the whole earth shake.
Speaking of the United States' concern for China's 'stealing' of intellectual property rights, Wolff disapproved that as a country that began development in the 19th century, the United States did not know how many people "stolen" ideas.
He also emphasized that 'innovation' is sacred and inviolable compared to intellectual property rights. The United States can work hard to protect intellectual property rights, but if they think it can stop China's innovation, then it would be wrong.
First, let us first compare the economic strength of China and the United States with data.
According to statistics from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), China's GDP per capita last year was 14% of the United States; at purchasing power parity, it was 28% of the United States. It should be noted that in 2000, these two ratios were only 3% and 8%. %.
In addition, China’s population is more than four times that of the United States, and the situation of GDP has become even more alarming. China’s GDP last year reached 62% of the United States, which even soared to 119% of the United States in terms of purchasing power parity.
The IMF predicts that by 2040, China’s per capita GDP will reach 34% of the United States. By then, China’s economic scale will be nearly 30% higher than the United States.
In the article, Wolff also expressed similar views. He believes that even if individuals in the United States are still richer than China, China’s overall economic scale is far greater than that of the United States. It is sooner or later. Especially for other countries, China has already become a ratio. The United States more important export market.
'Intellectual property rights are not sacred and inviolable, innovation is'
Wolff also mentioned that China’s R&D spending as a percentage of GDP is already no worse than any developed country in the world. The United States is not happy.
First of all, economic scale and science and technology complement each other, making China an increasingly terrible military power. 'The United States may complain, but they are also unable to go further. Self-defense is a basic human right.' , Wolfe Road.
However, Wolfe disagreed. He said that as a “rising star” with a history of only 200 years, the United States itself does not know how many other countries have absorbed the idea and turned it into its own.
'Intellectual property rights are not sacred, innovation is'. Wolff believes that the US should find a balance between 'not too loose and not too tight' in terms of intellectual property rights. To protect IPR too much, Only inhibit innovation and development.
'The United States can work hard to protect its own intellectual property rights, but any idea that they have the right (or can do) to stop China from vigorously developing innovations is crazy,' he added.
'The West can and must coexist with the rising China'
Wolfe pointed out that instead of focusing on China and treating China as a 'threat', Western countries need to examine themselves. In particular, they are “contributing to the ally” of the United States.
Last year, Trump publicly declared that global warming was a 'scam' that deterred the nations of the world from counting on the US's global public domain management system.
This year, Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs have also scared off many countries that could have been friends with the United States. For a recent example, Japan released last week if it did not give them exemptions from tariffs. The war will not support the United States.
The United States imposed tax on China in violation of international trade rules, which forced China to counterattack.
Although China and the United States will not really fight with real swords, but the termination of economic cooperation and the outbreak of a trade war are imminent. Wolfe hinted that the United States must learn to abide by international rules first and then sit down with China. Together to seek a reasonable relationship of cooperation. After all, trade problems are still hopefully resolved.
He said that China’s future depends on China, but China-Spain relations are more dependent on China. The real threat to the West is not China, but its own decline—the prevalence of “lot-rent”, disregard for the fate and truth of the people, and the political Corruption, etc.
When we encountered the financial crisis, we only knew that we would respond to a monetary policy that would stimulate a new bubble. This was a tragedy,” Wolff said in the end. “Every western country can do it, and it must also co-exist with the rising China.” The 'Observer Network
2. The Top 100 Internet Companies Invention Patent List 360 ranks second among invention authorized patents;
The incoPat Innovation Index Research Center and IPRdaily Chinese Network released the 'Top 100 invention patents for China's Top 100 Internet Companies'. The 360 Group, which has just returned to A-shares and handed in its financial report, has invented 2,281 patents that have been invented, surpassing Baidu in second place. Ranked first in domestic A-share listed companies.
When attending the Boao Forum for Asia, President Xi Jinping emphasized that the protection of intellectual property rights should be strengthened; the interconnection with international economic and trade rules should be strengthened; transparency should be strengthened; property rights protection should be strengthened; the company should adhere to the law, act to encourage competition and oppose monopolies; and encourage Chinese and foreign companies to carry out normal technical exchanges and cooperation. The legal intellectual property rights of foreign companies in China.
In recent years, with the rapid development of the domestic Internet economy, people have begun to establish new perspectives and patterns. Major companies have turned their attention to the research and development of patented technologies. Patent R&D is like an arms race, with core technologies in order to change rapidly. Continuous development in the market.
In the just-announced 2017 annual financial report, the term 'R&D' appeared as many as 50 times. In 2017, 360 R&D investment reached 2.42 billion yuan, accounting for 19.75% of operating revenue, an increase of 6.41% compared to 2016. 3. With the security technology as the core competitiveness, 360. The high attention paid to technology research and development and innovation is one of the few domestic Internet companies.
It is understood that 360 will use network offensive and defensive technology, big data technology, cloud computing technology and artificial intelligence technology as the core technologies of the Internet, active defense, vulnerability mining, and virus killing as the core direction of core security technologies and build core technology systems. Based on the above, the three hundred and sixty zero technology will productize security technology, fully protect the user's personal information security and life safety, create a security product system under the pan-security ecosystem, and provide 360 children's smart watches, 360 smart cameras, 360 driving recorders. And a series of intelligent hardware products such as 360 security routers, dedicated to solving personal security, travel security, home security and other issues for users through IOT security products.
The core of the competition in the Internet industry lies in the competition of technological strength. There is still a gap between China's patented technology level and developed countries, but with the protection of property rights and technology by the country, we believe that China’s technological strength will be further developed. As the leading domestic The Internet security company, 360, said in its financial report that it will further increase R&D investment, comprehensively enhance the independent innovation capability of safety technology, establish a global leading safety technology innovation and R&D system, and drive the entire industry to realize the 'autonomous and controllable' overall of China's cyber security technology system. Tasks. TechWeb
3. Blockchain Patent Application List Mainland dominates;
The mainland market’s enthusiasm for blockchains may be able to learn from patent applications. The data shows that in 2017, a total of about 400 blockchain related patent applications were submitted globally, of which more than half came from mainland China and also showed mainland institutions. For blockchain research, the importance of the application.
Thomson Reuters used data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo) database to show that in 2017, a total of 406 patent applications related to the blockchain were submitted. This number is approximately double that of 2016. Among the 406 patents, there are 225. From the mainland, not only did it grow by nearly 400% compared with 59 in 2016, but also far ahead of the second largest US (91 items).
At the same time, according to the “2017 Global Blockchain Enterprise Patent Rankings” published jointly by the IPRdaily and IncoPat Innovation Index Research Centers, the mainland network company Alibaba topped the list with 43 blockchain patents last year. The Institute of Currency Research also has 33 patents, tied for second with Bank of America.
In the two lists on blockchain patents, the mainland is far ahead of the rest, but even if the list can demonstrate the commitment and interest of mainland institutions in blockchain, it is hard to say that the mainland is in the global blockchain competition. Has been better than other countries.
The WeChat public number chain pointed out that the transformation of innovation and technology into productivity is not simply supported by the number of patents, but also requires a long period of time for conversion. It also includes the integration of production, education, research, application, and policy environment. The block chain covers cryptography, capital, and other disciplines. At present, mainland universities do not have related courses, and talent issues need to be overcome.
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4. Suggestions on further strengthening judicial protection of intellectual property rights
The report of the Party’s Nineteenth Congress pointed out that we must 'promote a culture of innovation, strengthen the creation, protection, and use of intellectual property'. In 2017, the number of invention patent applications in China was 1.382 million, an increase of 14.2% year-on-year; and 420,000 invention patents were authorized. Ten thousand invention patents have reached 9.8. These data show that the level of intellectual property creation in our country has been increasing. At the same time, however, the number of intellectual property cases in China has also increased rapidly in the past five years. From 10.08 million in 2013 to 21.348 million in 2017, the average annual growth rate exceeds 20%. In 2017, it was a year-on-year increase of 40.36%, a record high.
We also learned that at present, many patentees feel that they have difficulties in obtaining evidence, have long litigation cycles, and have high costs when protecting their legal rights through judicial channels. In particular, patent rights have a strong timeliness, despite patent rights. There is a 10-year or 20-year protection period, but a patented technology actually takes a market value for a few years. Due to the complexity and delay of litigation procedures, the prosecution, identification, trial, and conclusion of intellectual property rights often take a long time. , At the same time, the counterfeiting fees paid are not directly proportional to the statutory claims. Therefore, even if the company wins the case in the end, it is often 'winning the lawsuit and losing the company'.
For example, Sichuan Golden Elephant Chemical Co., Ltd. is the world's largest melamine manufacturer, China's top 50 nitrogenous fertilizer industry, and a leading chemical company in Sichuan Province. Its production technology is at the leading international level, and it has been applied in the United States, Europe, Japan and many other countries. At present, more than half of domestic melamine production adopts the company's technology, and most of them are used for illegal infringement. Now the company is initiating judicial proceedings against enterprises and individuals in Shandong, Zhejiang and other places for infringement of its intellectual property rights. For various reasons, the progress of the case has been very difficult. From 2014 to now, it has lasted for nearly 5 years. Another example is Sichuan Huanlong New Material Co., Ltd. is the only enterprise in the country with a complete bamboo textile fiber industry chain. In 10 years, we developed the bio-extraction method to manufacture the original eco-natural tissue paper technology, and applied for more than ten patented technologies. The company's branded product, “Wanbu”, was launched by the consumers and quickly covered the national market. However, in just one year, nearly 80 so-called bamboo-colored household paper products have appeared throughout the country. These counterfeit goods are modeled on The packaging designs and product names of the “plaid” fabrics are either called Babb, Babb, or even their namesake, and the internal products are completely non-natural, colored, doped, etc. Great damage to the 'bamboo' brand image and corporate interests has also seriously undermined consumer rights.
In order to better protect the intellectual property rights and legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, and better promote innovation-driven and industrial transformation and upgrading, we hereby make the following recommendations:
First, the judiciary and the administrative agencies strengthened the convergence of administrative law enforcement and criminal justice. The judiciary comprehensively used criminal and civil sanctions to take various measures to increase the synergy of intellectual property protection, increase penalties, and increase the cost of violations.
Second, vigorously improve the efficiency of the judiciary, adhere to the pre-reliant service, shorten the case-handling cycle within the scope of the law as much as possible, avoid the expansion of corporate losses, and promote innovation and development with practical actions.
The third is to focus on researching and formulating judicial measures that are more conducive to safeguarding rights and reducing the cost of rights protection, such as the distribution of burden of proof. It is clear that the infringer also has the burden of proof in order to solve the problem of difficulty in obtaining evidence that is currently prevalent among infringed companies.