China's first IP alliance in the automobile industry was established last week to adapt to the environment leaning toward electrification, artificial intelligence and connectivity.
Nine domestic auto industrial leaders and research institutes founded the alliance at the opening ceremony of the 2019 China Automobile Intellectual Property Annual Conference in Baoji, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Members include the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, BYD, Great Wall Motor and BAIC Motor.
The new group will also help remove IP barriers, protect domestic automakers against IP risks when going global and improve the industry's overall performance in IP creation, protection and utilization, said officials and experts.
Yan Jianlai, deputy secretary-general of the China Society of Automotive Engineers, said China has been at the center of the global auto industry revolution driven by IP-dominant technical changes.
China's leading technologies in the application of new energy, especially in the use of pure electricity, hybrid and hydrogen fuel, will help the industry turn from manufacturing to innovation. In that course, a large number of patents will be produced, he noted.
Source: China Daily
