Experts at an intellectual property symposium said here Monday that the national intellectual property strategy should stimulate the innovation of Chinese enterprises and research bodies.

The Intellectual Property Development Research Center, which is affiliated to the State Intellectual Property Office, and the China Intellectual Property Society organized the two-day symposium on the national intellectual property strategy.

Yang Ruilong, dean of the Economics School of the Renmin University of China, said that the national strategy would benefitthe country's long-term economic and social development.

He said enterprises should be the main innovators while governmental bodies need to regulate the market for technology andrelated trading activities.

Zheng Chengsi, director of the Intellectual Property Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the state should encourage research institutes to design their research plans in accordance with the needs of enterprises.

Meanwhile, he said, the government needs to help domestic enterprises to safeguard their legitimate rights in intellectual property.

Niu Wenyuan, a development strategist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that intellectual property might be the most important strategic reserve for any country in the 21st century.

Niu suggested further encouraging patents of innovations, holding nationwide intellectual property trade fairs and setting up an early-warning system for intellectual property.

Xue Lan, vice dean of the Public Administration School of Qinghua University, urged the government to play a more active role in negotiating with other countries in drafting internationaltreaties on intellectual property.

"If it helps bring about a few Chinese brand names and some keypatents of advanced technologies," Jiang Zhipei, a chief justice in intellectual property of the Supreme People's Court, said, "thestrategy could be viewed as a great success."

Source: Xinhua