On December 28, 2020, a special column for the 22nd China Patent Award Ceremony went live on the government website of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The CNIPA Commissioner Shen Changyu and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director-General Daren Tang delivered a speech via video.
It is known that the 22nd China Patent Award has selected 30 China Patent Gold Awards, 10 China Design Gold Awards, 60 China Patent Silver Awards, 15 China Design Silver Awards, 825 China Patent Excellence Awards and 56 China Design Excellence Awards. Industries covered include high-end equipment manufacturing, AI, biomedicine, energy conservation and environmental protection, and new materials, epitomizing China's outstanding achievements in tackling the core technical problems.
According to the introduction, 22 sessions of the China Patent Award Selection have been co-organized by the CNIPA and the WIPO so far. A total of more than 7,000 patents featuring a high level of innovation, good application benefits and strong demonstration effects have been selected, providing strong support for the high-quality development of China's economy and society.