The National Development and Reform Commission issued a guideline to urge old industrial bases in Northeast China to transform their economic growth model from factor-driven to innovation-driven. The move requires strengthening of intellectual property law enforcement and protection in pillar industries and core technologies, and also encourages local companies and industrial associations to establish patent pools. The commission said in the guideline that a series of IP-related reform measures would be tested in Shenyang as a pilot.

(Source: China Daily)