2007 is a key year to complete the formulation of the state IP
strategy and speed up the construction of a powerful IP office. The
State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has arranged its IP work
methodically in 10 aspects.
The general requirement for the work of the SIPO is: give full
play to intellectual property in enhancing China's self-renovating
capacity and core competitiveness, vigorously complete the
formulation and commencement of the state intellectual property
strategy, cooperate with the legislative department in well
revising the Patent Law the third time, and raise the level of IP
macro-management and public service. Meanwhile, efforts should be
stepped up to set up a patent information retrieval system and a
service platform, fulfill the whole year's task of patent
application review and approval with both quantity and quality
guaranteed. All this aims to boost the IP activity in a fast and
proper way.
1) Completion of the formulation of the state intellectual
property strategy and start with its implementation. We shall try
our utmost to finish the rounding-off work about the state IP
strategy. We shall do well with the acceptance and review of
results of the 16 special topics on the state IP strategy, and
submit the achievements of each special topic to the leading group
for review. At the same time, we shall also compete the designing
of the outlines for the strategy and make out a report to be
submitted to the State Council. On the basis of completion of the
state IP strategy, a general train of thoughts on its
implementation will be hammered out. While going deep with the
publicity on the outline of the strategy, we shall timely come out
with the short-term and yearly work plans on the implementation of
the state IP strategy.
2) Close cooperation in the third revision of the Patent Law and
further improvement of the system of laws and regulations. On the
basis of submitting the draft revision to the State Council, we
shall actively cooperate with its Legislative Affairs Office in
doing well the amendment so as to make it pass the review of the
State Council as early as possible. We shall also actively push
forward the promulgation and implementation of the Regulations on
Patent Commissioning, and go on cooperation with that Office in
good coordination with relevant departments so that the Ordinance
can be published for enforcement at an early date.
3) Further increase of the IP macro-management, and proper
announcement and implementation of the "11th Five-Year" Plan for
the Development of IP Activity. To this end, we shall strengthen
patent administrative enforcement, continue cooperation with the
relevant department in taking special actions to enhance IP
protection and guidance to local administrative law-enforcement,
study, formulate and carry out an indicator system for the
assessment of patent law-enforcement, and continue studying
policies with greater effort. At the same time, we shall give more
guidance to local IP work, earnestly perform the government's
function of public service, and carry out in depth the reform of
the examination system for patent agency qualification.
4) We shall complete the task of patent examination, enhance our
overall capacity and go further into fundamental issues in patent
examination.
5) Faster construction of the patent information service system.
With great efforts we shall do well with the construction of
important information projects, step up the setup of a patent
information retrieval system and a service platform, and improve
basic information facilities and the e-administrative platform.
6) Broad IP publicity in earnest. 2007 is the "year of IP
culture", therefore, IP publicity should be extended in various
aspects at this opportunity. Publicity should aim at different
target people in multi-dimensions and at more levels. IP
generalization should be conducted among all walks of life in order
to increase the awareness of IP protection in the whole society and
create a new culture that helps promote independent renovation and
own self-renovated intellectual property.
7) Further building up of ranks of cadres and talents.
8) Deeper international cooperation and exchange, and active
participation of the formulation of international conventions. We
shall first of all participate in cooperation and exchange with the
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions, and continue studying and
cooperating with these three regions in the area of intellectual
property. We shall also actively involve ourselves in negotiations
and discussions on international IP rules, with priority to be
placed on thorough study of reform of the international IP system
in order to take initiative and have the right of speech on
international IP affairs in a more active and responsible approach.
In all, we shall try our best to participate the whole process of
reforming international IP systems.
9) Continuous building up of our capacity of guaranteeing
various conditions and increase of the level of our planning and
budget management. Among others, our focus shall be placed on
financial management and guarantee for rear service.
10) Further consolidation of the Party construction.
(SIPO.gov.cn)