Some members of the Shanghai Joint Conference of Intellectual Property launched new policies in the first half of this year to promote the creation, protection and use of IP. One of them, issued by the local educational committee, encourages colleges to increase investment in the commercialization of patents. The industry and commerce administration unveiled regulations calling for strengthened management of famous trademarks, including online monitoring. The copyright and finance authorities jointly launched a fund to award locals that registered software copyrights.

(Source: shanghai.gov.cn)