China is planning to improve the intellectual property protection system for new fields and emerging industries, especially artificial intelligence, and push for the formulation of international IP rules in such areas in 2026, officials from China's top IP regulator recently said.

 "There will be active participation in multilateral cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization to promote the formulation of global IP rules for new sectors and emerging industries," he said,while talking about the key tasks of the authority this year to the public. The cooperation on IP within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative will also be continuously deepened. And China will consolidate and advance pragmatic cooperation in multilateral, regional, and bilateral contexts, he added.

                                                                                                                                    Source : Xinhua