Ge Shu: China and Zhao Gang

ge shu: Also, the number of foreign trademark applications rose by 15.4 percent, Zhao Gang, an official of China's National Intellectual Property Administration CNIPA said at a press conference of the State Council, China's cabinet, on Wednesday, according to Global Times China. Japan topped the list of foreign patent applications, up 12.6 percent year-on-year, followed by the US and Germany, chianews reported, citing Ge Shu, an official of CNIPA. The steady rise is a strong piece of evidence against some Western media accusations of China's lack of IPR protection for foreign players, and it showed the results of China's years of effort to protect the interests of foreign companies, Zhao Zhanling, a senior analyst at the Center for IPR Studies at the China University of Political Science and Law, told the Global Times on Wednesday. Amid a global economic downturn, it also reflects foreign companies' rising confidence in the Chinese business environment. This is an important promise that China, the world's second-largest economy, gave to the world, Zhao said, noting that building a favorable investment environment shows China's firm stance of opening up. He said that to improve China's innovation and business environment, the CNIPA will improve communication with foreign-funded and other enterprises, and treat all market players as equals. Foreign investors are confident of China's business environment, Zhao Gang said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.