The 15th China International Patent Technology and Product Fair opened in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, on 6 November, with the 26th China Patent Awards presented at the opening ceremony. Running until 8 November at the Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center, the fair has the theme "patents link innovation, transfer releases value" and about 22,000 square metres of exhibition space. According to a report by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on 7 November, nearly 1,500 people attended the opening.
Eight halls and more than 40 events
The fair, approved by the Ministry of Commerce, is organised by CNIPA and hosted by the Wuxi municipal government, with Intellectual Property Publishing House as co-organiser. For the first time it has two guest-of-honour provinces, Guangdong and Hubei. Its eight exhibition areas cover the China Patent Awards, local patent award results, patent-intensive industries, AI-enabled patent commercialisation, the IP services ecosystem, design for daily life, combined science-industry showcases and geographical indications. More than 40 events were scheduled, including technology trading sessions and patent supply-demand matchmaking.
Awards and speeches
Gold awards for patents and for industrial designs in the 26th China Patent Awards were handed out at the ceremony, and representatives of Shanxi Jinbo Bio-Pharmaceutical and Dongfeng Motor Group spoke on behalf of the winners. The official report does not give the number of awards or a list of winners.
Chen Fuli, Party secretary of CNIPA, said the office is carrying out a three-year special campaign on patent commercialisation. Next, it will improve the matching of patent supply and demand and use high-value patents to upgrade traditional industries, grow emerging ones and prepare for future industries, pushing patented technology towards industrial use at scale and in international markets.
WIPO Director General Daren Tang noted that China ranked first in the world for international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 2025, and that more than 200 Technology and Innovation Support Centres built jointly by WIPO and China have given Chinese businesses extensive IP advice.
The opening was also attended by provincial IP authorities, universities, research institutes, companies, financial institutions and IP service providers, as well as representatives of some foreign embassies and consulates in China, foreign organisations, and IP bodies from Hong Kong and Macao.
Source: www.cnipa.gov.cn | www.cnipa.gov.cn
