Since the release of the "Outline of National Intellectual Property Strategy" in 2008, all provinces and municipalities across China have been active in formulating implementation of local IP strategies according to the actual economic and social development in the region.
Up to now, 13 provinces and municipalities countrywide have issued local IP strategies or similar documents. It is expected that in the next two years, most provinces and municipalities will release the local IP strategies. Some provinces that have released the IP strategies also formulated detailed plans in implementing the IP strategies.
The formulation and implementation of local IP strategies is an essential part of national intellectual property strategy, and also an effective way to implement the Outline of National Intellectual Property Strategy. The formulation and implementation of local IP strategies will help achieve the objectives and tasks determined by the "Outline of National Intellectual Property Strategy".
