Chengdu's Pidu district launches one-stop IP shop

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Intellectual property rights have become the top priority in Pidu district of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, as the district became a national innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration center in May 2016. "Innovation and entrepreneurship cannot work without IP protection," said Xie Shanghua, head of the Intellectual Property Office of Sichuan. To strengthen IP protection, Pidu set up a specialized office to handle affairs relating to patents, trademarks and copyrights in March. It is the first of its kind in the province and one of the pioneers of integrated IP administration in China. Before the establishment of the integrated administration office, Pidu had three different bureaus in charge of affairs relating to patents, trademarks and copyrights, respectively. "Companies had to spend much more time and money going through the procedures in separate bureaus t ………………………………