WIPO China: ADG Marco Alemán Attended Huawei Innovation and IP Forum via Video

Beijing, November 11 - Huawei held the 6th Innovation and Intellectual Property Forum in Beijing, where it released its 6th Top Ten Inventions. WIPO Assistant Director General Marco Alemán delivered a video address. With the theme "Advancing Innovation with Openness", this year’s forum brought together global experts in innovation and IP to discuss the significance of openness and IP protection in promoting technological innovation and advancing social development.

Alemán noted that when we look at the state of global innovation, we see a broadly positive picture through the findings of WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII). The impact of innovation on society is mostly positive with gains in productivity, better health outcomes and reduced poverty.

Alemán stated that China is performing very well on innovation. China has risen from the 43rd place in 2010 to the global top tier in the GII, entering the top 10 by 2025 through long-term sustained effort and innovation promotion. China hosts the largest number of top100 Innovation Clusters worldwide with Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou ranking the first. China is a global IP powerhouse leading in patent filing and ranking very high in utility models, trademarks and industrial designs.

Alemán said that Huawei’s strength in R&D is a strong driver of innovation and a global leader user of WIPO Global IP Services. Huawei had 6,600 published PCT applications in 2024. This is a phenomenal growth compared to the 249 PCT applications in 2005.