China has stepped up efforts to refine patent examination standards in emerging fields and new business models such as artificial intelligence in recent years, providing robust support for accelerating high-level technological self-reliance, officials from the country's top intellectual property regulator said. He said the administration completed a new round of revisions to the Patent Law and its implementing regulations over the past five years, establishing an international high-standard punitive damages system for infringement. While strengthening the legal framework, he added that the administration has also developed an advanced intelligent patent examination and search system, along with a next-generation trademark management and registration system. "All these initiatives have facilitated China's transition from a big IP importer to a powerful IP creator, meaning the focus of our IP work has shifted from pursuing quantity to improving quality," He said.

                                                                                                         Source . China Daily