The Chinese mainland and the island have strong demand and enormous space for cooperation in the intellectual property service industry, a pillar of the IP system, said Tian Lipu, commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office and president of the China Intellectual Property Society, at a recent forum on cross-Straits patent agency cooperation in Taipei.

Patent agencies form a core part of IP service businesses, Tian said, noting that Taiwan's residents have been eligible for the national patent agent qualification exam since 2011.

The collaboration between the two sides is expected to facilitate innovation, patent protection and the commercialization of research results, he said.

(Source:Sipo.gov.cn)