The added value of China’s national patent-intensive industries in 2022, was 15.3176 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.1% over the previous year, as recently announced by the CNIPA and the National Bureau of Statistics.

Please watch our April IP webinar “Trademark Strategies in Vietnam: Madrid vs. National Filings" webinar led by Yen Pham, Trademark Head and Senior IP Attorney at S&O Vietnam.

On March 10–13, 2025, the WIPO IP for Business Division (IPBD) and the WIPO Singapore Office, in collaboration with the Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), the Federation of Thai Industries, and the National Innovation Agency (NIA), successfully launched the IP Management Clinic (IPMC) in Bangkok.

The global landscape of intellectual property (IP) is undergoing rapid change, with Asia emerging as a key player in this transformation, according to Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).