Aug.3 (China IP News) -- As a new model for Sino-Singapore collaboration, Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (SSGKC) now has a new strategic development opportunity.

The Sate Council recently agreed to officially launch a comprehensive reform on IPR utilization and protection for SSGKC, aiming to establish an IPR and innovation driven city, which is based in Guangdong, covering South-China, and piloting nationwide.

According to the paper, SSGKC will further enhance IPR strategy, deepen IPR reform, clear institutional mechanism barriers for innovation driven development, strengthen IPR protection, revitalize IPR utilization market, advance industrial level, stimulate innovation vitality, upgrade innovation chain, raise innovation-added value, encourage mass entrepreneurship and innovation.

The paper says that SIPO and Guangdong Provincial People's Government and other organizations should establish a working mechanism to advance the reform, jointly address major problems and policy demand. Organs under the State Council should implement the tasks accordingly and cooperatively, giving abundant support for mechanism innovation and policy implementation. 

The paper emphasizes that Guangdong Provincial People's Government should play an important leadership role in formulating relevant matching measures and implementing responsibility system, establishing IPR industry park with high standards. Guangdong province will give full support to SSGKC to implement systematic comprehensive and coordinative reform. The trial-and-error mechanism should be established. SSGKC will introduce successful experiences and practices to manage, utilize and protect IPR based on the Singapore-Guangdong cooperation boarding system. 

A representative from SIPO says that launching a comprehensive IPR reform in SSGKC is of great significance. Firstly, it is an important measure to introduce successful practice and deepen reform on IPR. Secondly, it will ensure that IPR will play a positive role in guaranteeing innovation, stimulating the market vitality and encouraging mass entrepreneurship and innovation.  (by Wang Yu)

2016-08-03

2016-08-03