China's ranking in the Global Innovation Index 2023 (GII 2023), released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, has risen to 12th place, and its number of the world's top 100 scientific and technological innovation clusters jumped to first in the world for the first time. These indicators mean China's status of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is firmly established, according to Shen Changyu, commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, speaking on November 8.

　　The GII 2023, published on September 27, shows the pulse of global innovation trends in the current economic environment. It reveals the ranking of this year's most innovative economies in the world amongst 132 economies and localizes the top 100 science and technology innovation clusters.

　　Shen said that as of September 2023, China's effective invention patents and trademark ownership had reached 4.805 million and 45.122 million respectively, and its annual registration of copyright reached 6.353 million in 2022. The country's Patent Cooperation Treaty international patent applications ranked first in the world for four consecutive years.

　　At the same time, the transformation and utilization of intellectual property rights in China has continued to be strengthened. According to Shen, "The formulation and implementation of a special action program on transforming and utilizing patents is accelerating."

　　Shen also said that the added value of patent-intensive industries and copyright industries accounted for 12.44 percent and 7.41 percent of GDP, which strongly promoted the high-quality development of the economy.