The China National Intellectual Property Administration has given the green light to Shenzhen Intellectual Property Administration to launch a national-level new energy vehicle (NEV) industry intellectual property (IP) operation center at Shenzhen Automotive Research Institute, BIT, located in Pingshan’s New Energy Vehicle Industrial Park.

The center will gather talents and resources to build an IP evaluation, cultivation, transformation and service platform based on big data. It will carry out industry navigation analyses, patent value evaluations, risk diagnosis and early warning services, as well as exploring cutting-edge technologies. It will also collaborate with leading enterprises and institutions for cooperation in innovation and industrial chains, and fuel the progress in technology, capital and industry integration to support the NEV development.

Pingshan District has attached great importance to IP protection. Statistics show that in 2022, the total number of patent authorizations in Pingshan reached 12,585, with a year-on-year growth rate of 18.18%, ranking among the top in the city. There were 23 registrations for patent pledge financing, with a registered pledge amount of 540 million yuan, a year-on-year growth of 83%. In 2022, Pingshan District’s IP protection work was assessed as A-level.