“绿色通道”助力粤港澳大湾区专利跃升

Core Insights - The National Intellectual Property Administration has supported the establishment of six national-level intellectual property protection centers in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, facilitating a green channel for patent examination [1] - By mid-2025, 16,000 priority patent examinations and 15,000 expedited examinations have been conducted [1] - The quality of patents is improving, with 817,000 valid invention patents and 8.524 million valid registered trademarks authorized in the Greater Bay Area by June 2025 [1] - The high-value invention patent ownership per 10,000 people in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Guangzhou is significantly above the national average, at 116.9, 73.1, and 41.4 respectively [1] - Guangdong has completed an inventory of nearly 100,000 existing patents from 175 universities and research institutions, facilitating over 120 high-value patent transactions [1] - The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" innovation cluster has ranked first globally in the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Index, while the "Macau-Zhuhai" cluster has been in the top 100 for two consecutive years [1] Future Directions - The Guangdong Provincial Intellectual Property Office plans to enhance patent quality, promote efficient patent conversion, and establish a high-standard intellectual property financial ecosystem to support the Greater Bay Area's innovation development [2]