State Intellectual Property Administration: Revise and Improve the Regulations on the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Design to Assist the Chip Industry in Expanding and Strengthening

Source: Global Semiconductor Watch Author: Viki

    On April 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference at which Shen Changyu, Director of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, introduced China‘s intellectual property development in 2022.

    Shen Changyu stated that in 2022, 798000 invention patents were authorized, with a total of 9.4 high-value invention patents per 10000 people. Among them, 9106 integrated circuit layout design certificates were issued.

    In terms of serving key areas, tackling key scientific and technological problems, and helping science and technology to become self reliant, Shen Changyu said that the China National Intellectual Property Administration has always taken serving scientific and technological innovation as an important task, providing support from various aspects, such as review and authorization, legal protection, achievement transformation, and service guarantee.

    Among them, in promoting the creation of intellectual property rights, intellectual property specialists are selected for central enterprises, universities, and research institutions around technology fields such as chips, new energy, biopharmaceuticals, and seed industries, providing close service to the entire process of technological innovation.

    In terms of deepening patent navigation decision-making support, we will cultivate 26 patent navigation engineering support service institutions, layout and construct 104 industrial patent navigation service bases, organize in-depth patent exploration and analysis around key fields and cutting-edge technologies, assess industry chain risks, and build 13 national key industry patent information service platforms such as chips and rare earths to find technological breakthroughs for technological innovation Provide direction guidance for optimizing technology research and development plans.

    Shen Changyu emphasized that "currently, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating and evolving. In the fierce international competition, we will focus on high-level technology self-reliance and self-improvement, further improve the patent examination policy guided by national demand and user satisfaction, improve the quality and efficiency of examination, and make the acquisition of rights more convenient and stable. At the same time, we will solidly carry out actions to promote the" strong chain "and" chain protection "of intellectual property rights, promote the patent chain and industrial chain The innovation chain, capital chain, and talent chain are deeply integrated, promoting the integration of intellectual property rights throughout the entire chain of technology research and development, technology transfer, commercial transformation, and benefit distribution, and promoting the resilience and security of the industrial chain supply chain

    Shen Changyu said that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China‘s intellectual property law construction has achieved fruitful results. Among them, through institutional reform, centralized and unified management of patents, trademarks, geographical indications, and integrated circuit layout design has been achieved, and the overall, systematic, and collaborative nature of intellectual property work has been significantly enhanced.

    Shen Changyu pointed out that in the next step, the formulation and revision of various intellectual property laws, regulations and rules will be promoted as a whole.

    Among them, Shen Changyu mentioned that the regulations on the protection of integrated circuit layout design will be revised and improved to meet the needs of large-scale integrated circuit development, help the chip industry grow bigger and stronger, and serve the better development of the digital economy. In addition, research on intellectual property rules in new fields and formats such as big data, artificial intelligence, and genetic technology will be strengthened to assist in innovative development in related fields. At the same time, actively participate in the formulation of international intellectual property rules, better align with high standard international economic and trade rules, and assist in high-level opening up to the outside world.