On April 17th, Shanghai, April 17, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Joint Meeting Office and the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government jointly issued the “White Paper on Intellectual Property in Shanghai in 2017.” The relevant data shows that Shanghai is accelerating its integration into the international patent system and at the same time Crack down on intellectual property infringement.
In 2017, the number of Shanghai PCT international patent applications was 2,100, an increase of 34.6% year-on-year. The PCT international patent application was when the applicant obtained patent protection for a patent cooperation treaty (PCT) contracting party in accordance with a prescribed procedure. A patent application filed by a patent administration of a State party.
