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Experts: Firms need IPR management aid
By Chen Qide (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-12-15 23:09
A senior Chinese intellectual property official said yesterday China has
pledged to help small- and medium-sized enterprises reinforce their management
of intellectual property rights (IPRs) as a way to sharpen their competitive
edge in the world market.
"Intellectual property use and management should be written into business
plans and development strategies," Li Yuguang, deputy director of the State
Intellectual Property Office, said at the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) Asian regional workshop on intellectual property for
managers, staff and support institutions of affected businesses.
The three-day event, organized by WIPO, is discussing themes to promote the
use of intellectual property protection and challenges of raising awareness and
enforcement. More than 100 delegates from 22 countries in the Asia-Pacific
Region are attending.
Li told participants that the country has considered management as a major
focus of its current effort to promote protection work nationwide.
China has more than 8 million small- and medium-sized businesses of various
kinds, accounting for 99 per cent of its total enterprises. They are generating
60 per cent of the country's industrial output value and have provided 75 per
cent of its industrial job opportunities.
"They have become a major stimulus to China's economic growth, so they should
make better use of the protective systems for faster development," Li said.
Shozo Uemura, special advisor to the Director General of WIPO, praised the
effort made by the Chinese Government, which has co-operated two other countries
to launch the workshop.
He said his observation has proved that China has already done a great job in
the intellectual property.
"China could be a model for other countries, particularly for developing
countries," said Uemura who was in charge of Progressive Development of
International Intellectual Property Law when he served from August 1998 to
November 2003 as Deputy Director General of WIPO.
His words were echoed by Guriqbal Singh Jaiya, a director of WIPO, who said
many small- and medium-sized Chinese enterprises do not have enough knowledge at
present and should be taught quickly.
"Whether an enterprise efficiently obtains and uses its assets has been a key
factor for it to become a success," said Li.
Uemura suggested that China's central and local governments should introduce
a culture and knowledge for businesses and consumers.
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