Development of intellectual property service industry in China

IP service industry as one of the high-tech service industries is a newly cultivated industry in China. However, mechanism and methods to develop the industry are still to be learned. The research studies the industry by its concept, category, function and experiences of how developed countries had helped to develop IP service industry. Based on the status quo and problems observed in China IP service industry, we conducted survey to IP pilot companies that conduct R&D in Shanghai to understand their needs for IP services and compared IP information service business structure in China with those in Japan and the Europe. Finally we studied different models of IP service talents cultivation worldwide. Policies implications based upon the study were concluded.