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The inaugural Global Awards of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) were recently handed out to five small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Netherlands, Singapore, China and Japan, two of which are Suzhou Raycan and Shanghai Shylon from China, making China the winningest country at the program's debut. What has made these Chinese SMEs bright stars? What are the secret weapons of the Chinese innovators? Keeping these questions in mind, China Intellectual Property News interviewed WIPO China Office Director Liu Hua as well as one of the jurors for the event and the winning enterprises, hoping to reenact the innovation scenes behind the winning Chinese SMEs.
Fresh Award, Global Selection
The inaugural Global Awards celebrates SMEs, which constitute the backbone of the worldwide economy and recognizes those that have used IP rights to develop commercial solutions that have made a positive contribution to society, economically, socially, or culturally."In a bid to ensure fairness, impartiality, preciseness and inclusiveness, a diverse, independent seven-person international (Peru, Nigeria, Jordan, China, U.S., Estonia, Singapore) jury with expertise in IP, innovation and commerce and with geographical representation was invited and formed by the WIPO,"Liu says.
As a renowned international cooperation expert, Dong Songgen, Vice President of China International Cooperation Association of SMEs (CICASME) was one of the invited jurors. "Since December 2021, the international jury had received a total of applications from 272 enterprises of 62 countries. After over half-year stringent evaluation, jurors picked 20 finalists, six of which are from China. Two out of five eventual winners are from China, showing our enterprises' strength to the world and making us a double winner in both the number of finalists and winners," Dong recalls.
"In recent years, SMEs' development has been heeded by China, lending tangible support in finance and education. Governmental assistance in protection and use evidently has made SMEs' innovative activities more dynamic and robust, Dong adds, SMEs are the most dynamic entities in economic development in China. Government agencies' continued issuance of effective policies and measures have inspired them to use IP tools to build their brands and enforce their rights and interests, unleashing their full strength in technological innovation in economic development.
Policy Support, High-Flying SMEs
"Global tourism, dining, transportation and many other sectors have been hit hard during the pandemic. In the meantime, innovative activities in some sectors like biotech, telemedicine and mobile payment are advancing fast in the opposite direction. Some Chinese SMEs are performing very well," Liu says, in an era that the entire country is embracing entrepreneurship and innovation, the refinement of the Chinese IP system prepares rich soil and nutrients for SMEs' innovation development.
Founded in 2009, Raycan has filed patent applications in the U.S., Germany, Japan and other countries and obtained over 100 patents, covering its self-generated, full Digital PET (Positron Emission Tomography) for high definition and precise quantification of human medical imaging technology. "As a 'small but focused' company, we have won multiple honors like China Patent Gold Medal," General Manager Chen Fang introduces, Raycan dedicates to sharing its innovative results with relevant sectors by licensing, constantly exports technology and products backed by Invented-in-China, self-reliant IPs, strives to become a national brand with international competitiveness.
Since 2010, Shylon has been in architectural lighting, using totally LED technology (over 100 patents acquired), dedicated to the design, production and marketing, and was honored "Technologically Advanced Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of 2021" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. "Our LED landscape light, through the self-developed ZOOMNEO algorithm auto focus technology, the high-precision spectral measurement testers and color calibration algorithms, have cleared many outstanding hurdles in the industry," Wei Min, Shylon's General Manager for International Business, affirms the company's undivided attention to R & D and innovation, low carbon emission and environment protection. IP protection allows the company to go even further without incidents.
"Right now, SMEs have become one of the most dynamic economic elements of the innovation economy in China, and kept on supplying power for the country's construction of an innovation-driven country," Liu nods to China's active involvement in IP norm setting under the WIPO framework, which fits SMEs and other Chinese innovators' need in integrating into international development and offer a business-friendly environment and policy assurances for their engagement in international competition.(by Li Duo)
近日，首届世界知识产权组织（WIPO）全球奖颁发，来自荷兰、新加坡、中国和日本的5家企业获奖。其中，来自中国的企业有2家，分别是苏州瑞派宁科技有限公司（下称瑞派宁）和上海芯龙光电科技股份有限公司（下称芯龙光电）。从获奖企业数量上看，中国独占两席，成为首届WIPO全球奖获奖企业最多的国家。中国中小企业为何表现如此抢眼？中国创新主体乘势而上有哪些制胜“秘诀”？对此，本报记者专访WIPO中国办事处主任刘华、WIPO全球奖评委及相关获奖企业代表，重点解读中国中小企业获奖背后的创新故事。
首创奖项，全球遴选获得殊荣
首届WIPO全球奖主要面对作为全球经济支柱的中小企业，表彰其取得的知识产权成果及提供有利于推动经济、社会和文化进步的商业解决方案。“为进一步加强首届WIPO全球奖评审工作的公平性、公正性、严谨性和全面性，WIPO邀请了来自秘鲁、尼日利亚、约旦、中国、美国、爱沙尼亚和新加坡等国家的7名专家，他们代表了技术、商业、文化、政府和民间组织等多个领域，组成了一个多元化的、独立的、具有区域代表性的国际评审团。”刘华说。
作为中国资深的国际合作专家，中国中小企业国际合作协会副会长董松根受邀参与了此次WIPO全球奖的评审工作。“从2021年12月开始，国际评审团累计收到了62个国家的272家企业的申请，并经过半年多的严格遴选，有20家企业入围，其中有6家企业来自中国；最终获奖的5家企业中有2家来自中国，中国企业展现了不俗的实力，实现了入围企业和获奖企业数量的双赢。”董松根介绍。
“近年来，中国高度重视中小企业发展，政府相关部门在企业发展过程中重视知识产权的作用，除了资金支持、产业指导外，在知识产权保护和运用方面也给予了支持，让中小企业的科技创新更有活力和动力。” 董松根表示，中国中小企业是经济发展中最为活跃的主体，相关部门不断出台有效政策措施，鼓励它们在市场竞争中利用知识产权工具，创造品牌、维护权益，发挥科技创新在经济发展中的生力军作用。
政策支撑，中小企业表现抢眼
“疫情期间，全球的旅游、餐饮、交通等领域受到影响，但同时全球的创新创造活动逆势上扬，生物技术、远程医疗、移动支付等行业领域方兴未艾，其中，中国中小企业表现抢眼。”刘华表示，在大众创业万众创新的时代，中国知识产权制度的完善为中小企业创新发展提供了丰富的土壤和养分。
瑞派宁成立于2009年，凭借自主研发的新型数字采样技术，已围绕全数字辐射探测与成像技术，在美国、德国、日本等国家提交专利申请并获得了100多件专利。“作为一家‘小而精’的公司，我们获得了中国专利金奖等多项创新成果。”瑞派宁总经理陈方介绍，公司致力于通过技术许可与相关行业广泛分享发明创新成果，不断输出具有自主知识产权的技术和产品，力争成为具有国际竞争力的民族品牌。
芯龙光电成立于2010年，专业从事建筑照明设备的设计、生产、营销，公司在全LED技术相关领域获得专利100多件，被中国工业和信息化部评为2021年专精特新“小巨人”企业。“公司的LED景观灯运用自主研发的ZOOMNEO算法电子变焦技术，运用高精度光谱测试仪以及色彩校准算法等，弥补了行业内诸多短板。”芯龙光电国际部总经理魏民表示，公司一直践行研发和创新、低碳和环保的理念，而知识产权保护让企业行稳致远。
“如今，中国中小企业已经成为中国创新经济最活跃的经济要素之一，也为中国建设创新型国家提供源源不竭的动力。”刘华表示，中国积极参与世界知识产权组织框架下的知识产权规则制定，顺应了中国创新主体的国际化发展需要，为激励中小企业等创新主体持续研发创新、参与国际竞争提供了优质的营商环境和政策保障。（李铎）