China's invention patent applications have ranked first globally for several consecutive years.
The first working day after the Spring Festival, Yashu Information Technology (Shanghai) Co received a 10 million yuan ($1.45 million) loan secured by its trade secrets on Feb 24, marking Shanghai's first completed trade secret pledge financing case.
Shanghai has more than doubled its high-value invention patents per 10,000 residents from 29.6 to 65 over the past five years, marking a major leap in innovation strength as the city shifts toward improving full-chain intellectual property efficiency in 2026.
Shanghai completed key intellectual property (IP) initiatives in 2025, accelerating its goal to become an international IP protection hub.
SIPA and China Cultural Relics Exchange Center under the National Cultural Heritage Administration signed a strategic agreement to pilot intellectual property (IP) registration for vertical cultural data products.
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Shanghai Center handled 71 cases in 2025, up about 45 percent year on year.
The Hangtou sub-center of the China (Pudong) Intellectual Property Rights Protection Center was inaugurated on Jan 28 to expand intellectual property (IP) protection services for grassroots enterprises and strengthen innovation support.
Shanghai's Jing'an district launched the Jing'an Beauty Intellectual Property Protection Alliance and inaugurated an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Assistance Station to strengthen IP protection and support the local cosmetics industry.
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