The central region connects the east and west, connects the north and south, and is an important carrier area for the high-quality development of the country. In recent years, China has comprehensively strengthened intellectual property work in the region and actively assisted the rise of the central region in the new era, making progress. On August 21, the China National Intellectual Property Administration held a regular press conference in Zhengzhou to introduce the development of intellectual property in six provinces in central China. Strengthen protection efforts and optimize the business environment Guo Wen, Director of the Intellectual Property Protection Department of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said that the Bureau supported Hefei, Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Changsha to build national intellectual property protection demonstration zones with high standards and improve the legal level of intellectual property protection. Construct 13 national level intellectual property protection centers and 5 rapid rights protection centers in the central region. In the first half of this year, these protection centers and fast track rights protection centers accepted a total of 3136 intellectual property rights protection cases, providing convenient, efficient, and low-cost rights protection channels for various business entities Guo Wen said. Cheng Yin, Director of the Intellectual Property Office of Anhui Province, introduced that Anhui Province has launched special administrative protection actions for patents, trademarks, and geographical indications for three consecutive years, forming a high-pressure situation to crack down on intellectual property infringement and counterfeiting illegal activities. At the same time, it explored the one-stop dispute resolution of "administrative adjudication+administrative mediation+judicial confirmation", which was rated by the China National Intellectual Property Administration and the Ministry of Justice as the excellent pilot unit for administrative adjudication of patent infringement disputes, and the experience and practice were popularized throughout the country. Jiangxi Province has established 261 grassroots intellectual property workstations in various counties and districts around key and characteristic industries Wang Xiaoqing, a second level inspector of the Jiangxi Provincial Intellectual Property Bureau, said that extending intellectual property protection work to the grassroots level will form a comprehensive service pattern for intellectual property that is interconnected and coordinated from top to bottom, connecting the "last mile" of intellectual property creation, application, protection, management, and service, and continuously optimizing the business environment. Strengthening the transformation and application, improving the efficiency of use, enhancing the transformation and application of intellectual property rights, and supporting the innovative development of small and medium-sized enterprises and key industries are another highlight of the development of the central region. Guo Wen introduced that as of now, the inventory of existing patents in universities and research institutions has been basically completed in the central region, with about 94000 invention patents entering the convertible patent resource library and being matched and pushed to small and medium-sized enterprises. In the first half of this year, the registered amount of patent and trademark pledge financing in the central region reached 43.84 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 60.4%. Wu Xiaoqin, Deputy Director of the Shanxi Provincial Intellectual Property Office, introduced that Shanxi Province has launched a special action on patent transformation and application, and completed the inventory of 14000 existing patents in universities and research institutions; In the first half of the year, there were 3538 patent transfers and licenses, a year-on-year increase of 40.7%. We are promoting diversified intellectual property financial support and accelerating the transformation of innovative achievements into real productivity Liu Huaizhang, a member of the Party Group of Henan Provincial Intellectual Property Office, said that as of now, the key industry intellectual property operation fund with a scale of 300 million yuan in Henan Province has completed 10 equity investments in projects, involving a total amount of 195 million yuan. Layout two national level industrial intellectual property operation centers for new energy vehicle components and bio agriculture. Using geographical indications to help rural revitalization, Shanxi issued the regulations on the protection of aged vinegar, Anhui carried out the special action of geographical indications for spring tea for six consecutive years, Jiangxi Gannan tea oil and other geographical indications were included in the national directory of geographical indications application promotion key contact guidance, Henan established Jun porcelain geographical indication protection and supervision system, Hubei accelerated the construction of geographical indication protection demonstration areas such as Qiai, Jingshan Qiaomi, etc., and Hunan Liuyang fireworks and other geographical indication products were included in the list of mutual recognition and mutual protection of geographical indications between China and Europe... Guo Wen introduced that the China National Intellectual Property Administration guided the central region to do a good job in the big article of "local products", supported the construction of 25 national geographical indication product protection demonstration areas, promoted the implementation of eight geographical indication protection projects, and developed geographical indication characteristic industries. At present, there are 338 geographical indications in Hunan Province, with 1937 enterprises using special indications. The protected areas cover 111 counties (cities, districts) in 14 cities and prefectures, and a number of well-known geographical indication products such as Liuyang fireworks, Liling porcelain, Anhua black tea, and Baojing golden tea have emerged Wu Feng, Deputy Director of the Intellectual Property Bureau of Hunan Province, introduced that the annual output value of geographical indication products is nearly 80 billion yuan. There are 65 geographical indications in 15 key counties for rural revitalization at the provincial level, with an annual output value exceeding 29.5 billion yuan and driving employment for 1.27 million people. The unique natural geographical environment and long-standing historical and cultural heritage of Hubei Province have created a large number of distinctive and high-quality local specialties, with abundant geographical indication resources. Cheng Hao, Deputy Director of the Hubei Provincial Intellectual Property Bureau, introduced that in recent years, the province has focused on cultivating geographical indications and increasing their protection. In 2023, the output value of geographical indications in Hubei Province will exceed 70 billion yuan, and a number of geographical indication advantageous industries with strong radiation and driving ability, such as Qianjiang lobster, Qiai, and Chibi Qingzhuan tea, will emerge. (New Society)