New platform facilitates industrial design protection
A new national public service platform focusing on intellectual property for industrial designs was launched at Mengqi, an industrial design-themed town in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, on Sunday.
"It is the first platform of its kind nationwide, providing support for design studios and related businesses and helping to shield them from infringement," said Liu Ning, president of the China Industrial Design Association, at the launch ceremony.
Liu Chuntian, president of the China Law Society's Intellectual Property Law Association who also heads the IP school at Renmin University of China, has been appointed chief adviser to the platform. Another 13 experts serve as its senior adviser.