The State Intellectual Property Office recently announced that a new regulation on the priority handling of patent applications for strategically important inventions will take effect on Aug 1.

The measure will enable filings for patents on "major inventions" to be processed within one year. It aims to develop green technologies and strategic emerging industries while promoting the commercialization of research results.

Beneficiaries include sectors such as environmental protection, energy conservation, information technology, advanced manufacturing, new materials, clean energy, and alternative-energy vehicles.

(Source: China Daily)