Patent protection crucial to foreign R&D

Foreign high-tech investment in China remains robust as the nation continues to be the first choice for multinational R&D, Qian Fangli, deputy director of Foreign Investment Department of Commerce, said at a forum hosted by the Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC) discussed how to protect innovation and continue to attract international R&D investment.

Foreign investment accounted for 29.4 percent of the total in the high-tech sector in the first three quarters of last year. More multinationals have established R&D facilities in China as their business centers in the Asia-Pacific region or upgraded them as global R&D centers. Efforts at increasing innovation should not only focus on the number of patent applications, but also pay more attention to the quality of products.

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