Online service identifies top innovators to sharpen competition

China’s first online system to measure and manage the technological innovation capability of science parks went into operation on Oct 19 in Beijing’s Zhongguancun Life Science Park.

The system was launched by Beijing Intellectual Property Operations Management Co, the State Intellectual Property Operation Public Service Platform and Beijingbased IP services provider Xinju, China Intellectual Property News reported on Friday.

The system contains seven function modules, including one for measuring technological innovation capability and one for managing patent data, the Beijing- based newspaper said.

The system is capable of the comparative analysis of companies’ IP portfolios and the innovation performance of different science parks.

Based on this analysis, the system generates big data solutions to aid the creation, protection and application of IP in the parks.

A core function of the system is to measure the technological innovation capability of science parks, according to China Intellectual Property News.

This function monitors in real time the innovation activities of a particular science park and assesses its innovation performance by quantifying a range of indicators including trademarks, copyrights, high- caliber professionals and key laboratories.

The system sources its data from the State Intellectual Property Operation Public Service Platform. It contains the patent data of 102 countries and regions including China, the United States and Japan, which are grouped into more than 30 categories.

Developed by Beijing Intellectual Property Operations Management, the model for data evaluation used by the system measures the scale, efficiency, quality and application of the park’s technological innovations using 37 metrics related to patents, technology, legal issues, the industry and market.

The system contains a function called Company Analysis, which performs quantitative comparisons of innovation capability between companies based in the park and those leading the industry from home and abroad.

The goal is to identify innovators with great potential and help companies build a science- based understanding of their own innovative capabilities.

The system also features a function called Services for Companies, which helps companies monitor a patent’s status, payment status and potential risks, among others.

The function enables companies to analyze their patent data and judge where the market is headed. It is particularly helpful for small and medium- sized enterprises with a weaker innovation capability and insufficient staffing for their IP teams, according to China Intellectual Property News.

Peking University- affiliated tech company Bescholor is one of the first enterprises to adopt the system. The company, specializing in the research and development of Chinese medicine, has filed 64 patent applications in China, of which 43 have been granted, China Intellectual Property News reported on Friday.

“The system allows us to learn in a more straightforward way about the park’s patent landscape and our own innovation capability,” Zhou Yawei, general manager of the company, told the newspaper.

“But more importantly,” Zhou said, “the system enables us to identify our strengths and weaknesses by comparing ourselves with peers in the park, and to take action to fix the weak links and bring the advantages into full play.”

The system can become a guiding force for companies’ innovation, Zhou said, adding: “By launching the system, the park is encouraging companies to pay closer attention to the protection and application of IP and to ramp up their R& D and innovation efforts.”

The system allows us to learn in a more straightforward way about the park’s patent landscape and our own innovation capability.”

Zhou Yawei, general manager of Bescholor, one of the users of the system