China's Central Region Sees Notable Progress In IP Protection

China's central region has made notable progress in intellectual property (IP) protection, said the country's top IP regulator on Wednesday.

As of June, the number of valid invention patents in China's central region had reached 618,000, marking a 19 percent increase from the previous year. Meanwhile, the number of valid registered trademarks had risen to over 7.04 million, up 11 percent year-on-year, according to the data released by the CNIPA at a press conference in Zhengzhou, Henan Province.

China's central region comprises six provinces: Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi. These provinces, though rich in labor resources, have recently seen several tech-driven emerging industries, such as electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and genetic breeding. The country has