Xi Jinping emphasized during the 25th collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee

Comprehensively Strengthen the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Stimulate Innovation Vitality and Promote the Construction of New Development Pattern

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 1st. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held the 25th collective study on strengthening my country's intellectual property protection on the afternoon of November 30. When presiding over the study, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, stressed that intellectual property protection is related to the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, high-quality development, people's happiness, the overall situation of the country's opening up to the outside world, and national security. To build a modern socialist country in an all-round way, we must proceed from the height of national strategy and the requirements of entering the new stage of development, comprehensively strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, promote the construction of a modern economic system, stimulate the innovation vitality of the whole society, and promote the construction of a new development pattern.

Yi Jiming, a professor at Peking University Law School and director of Peking University's International Intellectual Property Research Center, explained this issue and put forward work suggestions. The comrades of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee listened attentively to his explanations and held discussions.

Xi Jinping delivered a speech while presiding over the study. He pointed out that innovation is the first driving force for development, and the protection of intellectual property rights is the protection of innovation. The "Recommendations" of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China put forward clear requirements for strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights. At present, China is changing from a big country of introducing intellectual property rights to a big country of creating intellectual property rights, and the work of intellectual property rights is changing from pursuing quantity to improving quality. We must recognize the situation and tasks of my country's intellectual property protection work, summarize achievements, find deficiencies, and improve our understanding of the importance of intellectual property protection work. From the aspect of strengthening intellectual property protection work, we will implement new development concepts, build a new development pattern, and Promote high-quality development to provide a strong guarantee.

Xi Jinping emphasized that my country's intellectual property protection work began soon after the founding of New China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has placed intellectual property protection in a more prominent position, deployed and promoted a series of reforms, issued a series of major policies, actions, and plans, implemented a strict intellectual property protection system, and resolutely punished in accordance with the law. Violation of legal rights, especially infringement of intellectual property rights. In general, my country's intellectual property industry has continued to develop, and it has embarked on a path of intellectual property development with Chinese characteristics. Historic achievements have been made in intellectual property protection, and the whole society's awareness of respecting and protecting intellectual property rights has increased significantly.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the top-level design of intellectual property protection should be strengthened. It is necessary to study and formulate a national plan for the protection and use of intellectual property rights during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and clarify goals, tasks, measures and implementation blueprints. We should adhere to the principle of giving priority to us, putting the interests of the people first, and protecting them fairly and reasonably. We should not only strictly protect intellectual property rights, but also ensure that public interests and encourage innovation have both. We should strengthen the creation and reserve of independent intellectual property rights in key areas.

Xi Jinping stressed the need to improve the level of the rule of law in the protection of intellectual property rights. While strictly implementing the relevant provisions of the Civil Code, we should speed up the improvement of relevant laws and regulations, and comprehensively promote the revision of the patent law, trademark law, copyright law, anti-monopoly law, and scientific and technological progress law, so as to enhance the consistency between laws. Legislation in areas such as geographical indications and trade secrets should be strengthened. It is necessary to strengthen civil judicial protection and study and formulate litigation norms that conform to the laws of intellectual property cases. It is necessary to improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property trials and enhance credibility. It is necessary to promote the unification of intellectual property administrative law enforcement standards and judicial adjudication standards, and improve the administrative law enforcement and judicial convergence mechanism. It is necessary to improve criminal laws and judicial interpretations and intensify criminal crackdowns. It is necessary to increase the intensity of administrative law enforcement, and to the key areas and regions where the masses have a strong response, public opinion is concerned, and infringement and counterfeiting are frequent. It is necessary to strike hard, rectify to the end, and deter in place.

Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the protection of the entire chain of intellectual property rights. It is necessary to comprehensively use various means such as law, administration, economy, technology, and social governance to improve the protection system from the aspects of examination and authorization, administrative law enforcement, judicial protection, arbitration and mediation, industry self-discipline, and citizen integrity, and strengthen coordination and cooperation. build a large-scale protection work pattern. It is necessary to open up the whole chain of intellectual property creation, application, protection, management and service, improve the comprehensive management system of intellectual property rights, and enhance the ability of system protection. It is necessary to coordinate the work of intellectual property protection, anti-monopoly, and fair competition review, and promote the independent and orderly flow and efficient allocation of innovation elements. It is necessary to form an intellectual property public service system that is convenient for the people and benefits the people, so that innovation results can better benefit the people. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of intellectual property information and intelligent infrastructure, and promote the integrated development of intellectual property protection online and offline. It is necessary to encourage the establishment of a self-discipline mechanism for intellectual property protection and promote the construction of a credit system. It is necessary to strengthen publicity and education on intellectual property protection and enhance the awareness of the whole society to respect and protect intellectual property rights.

Xi Jinping stressed the need to deepen the reform of the system and mechanism of intellectual property protection. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have deployed and promoted a series of reforms in the field of intellectual property rights, and we must continue to implement them. It is necessary to study and implement differentiated industrial and regional intellectual property policies and improve the intellectual property review system. It is necessary to improve the intellectual property protection system in new fields such as big data, artificial intelligence, and genetic technology, and promptly study and formulate protection methods in traditional culture, traditional knowledge and other fields. It is necessary to deepen reform and innovation in the field of intellectual property trials, improve the intellectual property litigation system, improve technical intellectual property trials, and promptly implement the intellectual property punitive compensation system. It is necessary to improve the intellectual property evaluation system, improve the intellectual property ownership system, and study and formulate relevant systems to prevent the abuse of intellectual property rights.

Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to coordinate the promotion of international cooperation and competition in the field of intellectual property rights. We should adhere to the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, adhere to the principles of openness, inclusiveness, balance and inclusiveness, deeply participate in global intellectual property governance under the framework of the World Intellectual Property Organization, promote the improvement of international rules and standards such as intellectual property rights and related international trade and international investment, and promote the development of the global intellectual property governance system in a more just and reasonable direction. It is necessary to tell the story of China's intellectual property rights and display the image of a civilized and responsible power. We should deepen intellectual property cooperation with countries and regions along the "Belt and Road" and advocate knowledge sharing.

Xi Jinping stressed the need to safeguard national security in the field of intellectual property rights. It is necessary to strengthen the independent research and development and protection of key core technologies related to national security, and manage the external transfer of intellectual property rights related to national security in accordance with the law. It is necessary to improve the laws, regulations and policy measures related to intellectual property anti-monopoly and fair competition, and form a legitimate and powerful means of restriction. It is necessary to promote the extraterritorial application of relevant laws and regulations on intellectual property rights in China and improve cross-border judicial cooperation arrangements. It is necessary to form an efficient international intellectual property risk early warning and emergency response mechanism, and build a foreign-related risk prevention and control system for intellectual property rights.

Xi Jinping pointed out that party committees and governments at all levels should implement their responsibilities, strengthen the coordination mechanism related to intellectual property work, attach importance to the construction of intellectual property talent team, form a joint force of work, resolutely crack down on counterfeiting and infringement, and resolutely overcome local protectionism. Leading cadres at all levels should enhance their awareness of intellectual property rights, strengthen their study, be familiar with their business, enhance their ability to do a good job in intellectual property protection under the new situation, and promote China's intellectual property protection work to a new level.