Industry Hot Spots | The 2023 National Intellectual Property Awareness Week focuses on the protection of the rule of law

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 31 (Reporter Wang Linlin) Heng Fuguang, spokesman of the State Intellectual Property Office, introduced at a press conference on March 31 that the 2023 National Intellectual Property Publicity Week will be held from April 20 to 26, with the theme of "Strengthening the Legal Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and Strongly Supporting Comprehensive Innovation".

Heng Fuguang introduced that this year's publicity week has three characteristics: First, the activity structure is upgraded and expanded. In terms of working mechanism, the publicity week will usher in a new situation of the "three leading" work of the State Intellectual Property Office, the Central Publicity Department (National Copyright Administration) and the State Administration for Market Regulation. At the same time, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will officially participate in the event as a member of the organizing committee.

The second is the joint promotion of the central and local governments. On April 20, the organizing committee will hold an online launching ceremony in Beijing, and select five representative provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) as branch venues to hold on-site activities. During the Publicity Week, thousands of special activities will be carried out across the country to promote the promotion of intellectual property culture into institutions, enterprises, communities, campuses, and the daily life of the public.

Third, the content is rich and colorful. This year's Publicity Week will invite more heavyweight guests, carry out artistic creation and dialogue interviews on new media platforms, and hold physical activities in combination with the important progress of intellectual property work, so as to look back on the development process of intellectual property and look forward to the bright future of building a strong intellectual property country.

In addition, this year's Publicity Week will also carry out activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of China's cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization, so as to further enhance the international influence and dissemination of the Intellectual Property Publicity Week.