Towards an Increased Security: Green Innovations, Intellectual Property Protection and Information Security

Although the literature has assessed the impact of Intellectual property protection on urban innovation, there is still a gap in the assessment of the impact of green innovation at the firm level. This study constructs a multi-period differences-in-differences (DID) model using China’s Intellectual Property Demonstration Cities (IPDC) as a quasi-natural experiment to investigate the impact of IPDC on corporate green innovation. The findings indicate that (1) the IPDC program significantly stimulates corporate green innovation and has long-term effects. This finding still holds after using PSM-DID as well as robust IW estimators. (2) Mechanism analysis suggests that IPDC can promote firms’ green innovation by reducing R&D spillover losses and alleviating financing constraints. (3) Heterogeneity tests show that the IPDC program has a more significant promotion effect on small, state-owned, growth-stage firms. Based on the above findings, this study provides policy implications for enhancing intellectual property protection to stimulate corporate green innovation.

The purpose of the article is to identify the optimal approaches to the protection of intellectual property rights in international trade in agriculture based on the experience of the Russian Federation and China. The methodology of the study adopted in this article consists in a comprehensive consideration of modern approaches to the protection of intellectual property in international trade in agricultural products in Russia and China. Conclusions. At the international level, Chinese agricultural products face such problems as the protection of intellectual property rights abroad and technical barriers, which emphasizes the need to strengthen the protection of intellectual property. It is advisable to promote separate legislation on geographical indications and local centers for the protection of agricultural intellectual property (for example, a pilot project in Fujian Province), which can lead to a further increase in the competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products in the international market. In Russia, in the context of the research topic, the protection of traditional objects of patent rights (inventions, utility models, industrial designs), selection achievements, geographical indications and appellations of origin of goods, as well as other means of individualization, computer programs is of particular importance). The article separately examines the specifics of intellectual property protection in international electronic trade and parallel import of agricultural products. Scientific and practical relevance. The analysis allows us to conclude that it is necessary to systematize, taking into account the experience of the Russian Federation, the legislation on geographical indications, trademarks containing an indication of geographical origin and other related objects in the PRC. The idea of developing local centers in the PRC for the protection of agricultural intellectual property can be effectively perceived and implemented in Russia. The formulated conclusions and the analysis can be used to improve the current Russian and Chinese legislation, as well as in the practical activities of lawyers.

How does intellectual property protection in the host country affect outward foreign direct investment?

Interest groups have played an important role in Sino-US conflicts over Intellectual Property(IP) protection such as “Special 301”, “337” investigations and dispute under TRIPS. This paper reviewed the evolvement of these conflicts and then analyzed the role of U.S. interest groups and U.S. government and Chinese government. An adjusted two-level game was put forward to illustrate the essential of Sino-US IP protection conflicts which is the U.S. government, standing for IP interest groups, demanded higher protection while Chinese government, trading off the interests of different groups, partly resisted and partly given up. The IP protection in China thus has been increasing by and by but the conflicts will not cease as long as there’s still IP protection gap. Finally it concludes that IP conflicts have not materially hampered the trade relations between U.S. and China and the IP protection pressure is also a motive for China to promote indigenous innovation.

The advancement of technological capabilities within lithium battery enterprises crucially facilitates the high-quality development of the new energy industry. This study aims to empirically investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on the technological innovation capacities of these enterprises, with a specific focus on the lithium battery sector in China. Utilizing data from 34 publicly listed companies spanning the period from 2012 to 2022, we employ the multi-period double-difference method for comprehensive analysis. Researchers have observed that the implementation of merger and acquisition (M&A) strategies by new energy companies leads to an approximately 1.5 percentage point increase in their technological innovation level. However, the improvement in the green technological innovation level is not significant. After a series of robustness tests, the aforementioned conclusion remains valid. Additionally, with the enhancement of firms’ knowledge absorption capacity and regional intellectual property protection, M&A activities can further promote technological innovation in new energy companies and contribute to the enhancement of green technological innovation. Heterogeneity analysis has revealed that technological M&A crucially facilitates the improvement of technological innovation levels among listed companies in the lithium battery industry. Implementing M&A strategies not only benefits the enhancement of firms’ technological innovation levels but also significantly fosters green technological innovation. Furthermore, further research has indicated that changes in the level of green technological innovation after the implementation of M&A strategies by new energy companies facilitate the reduction of industrial wastewater and sulfur dioxide emissions. The main innovation of this study, which utilizes new energy companies as the research object, is as follows: it reveals the causal relationship and regulatory mechanism between M&A, technological innovation, and green technological innovation in new energy companies. Furthermore, the study analyzes the mechanism that promotes green technological innovation in new energy companies from the intellectual property protection perspective. Moreover, it assesses the heterogeneous impacts of changes in both technological innovation levels and green technological innovation levels on environmental governance after the implementation of M&A activities.

This paper studies the intellectual property information service in Colleges and Universities under the background of innovation driven. Firstly, this paper expounds the concept and characteristics of intellectual property management in knowledge intensive manufacturing industry. On this basis, this paper compares and analyzes the current situation of intellectual property in knowledge intensive manufacturing industry at home and abroad from the aspects of intellectual property development, operation, protection and coordination, and finds out the achievements and shortcomings of intellectual property management in knowledge intensive manufacturing industry in China. This paper analyzes the hypercycle model of knowledge transfer and the collaborative evolution mechanism of knowledge transfer in knowledge intensive manufacturing industry by using the relevant theories of linkage and hypercycle. On this basis, the linkage relationship between knowledge transfer and intellectual property management in knowledge intensive manufacturing industry is analyzed. Based on the specific domestic intellectual property environment, this paper constructs the intellectual property management system of China's knowledge intensive manufacturing industry from three dimensions: intellectual property development, intellectual property protection and intellectual property operation.

This chapter seeks to provide initial evidence and provide a baseline for further exploration of Chinese cross-generational audiences' attitude differences towards online literature and digital piracy. Globalization has complicated the many disparate cultural, generational, and national perspectives on intellectual property (IP) protection. IP and IP protection continue to grow in importance in global commerce and international relations. How attitudes towards IP and online content, in particular, evolve generationally is an area of relative under exploration. Data was gathered through an online survey and indicates a trend towards increased awareness and acceptance of IP value and protection. This study provides insight into cross-generational audiences in the important market of China. It may be helpful to those interested in commerce in the areas of online publishing or related industries to help make business decisions in targeting and marketing, to those interested in global commerce and international relations, or those who are researchers in the areas of IP and IP protection.

Frequent shifts in economic policies not only inject uncertainty into the economic landscape but also pose significant challenges to corporate endeavors in green technological innovation. Drawing on a dataset of Chinese A-share listed companies spanning 2008 to 2020, this research delves into the repercussions of economic policy uncertainty on the green technological pursuits of manufacturing firms and elucidates the underlying dynamics at play. The empirical evidence underscores a marked reluctance among companies to champion green technological innovation in the face of economic policy ambiguity, a stance that holds water even after rigorous robustness checks. Delving into the mechanisms, the study pinpoints heightened financial constraints and a diminishing risk appetite within the managerial ranks as pivotal deterrents steering firms away from green innovation projects amidst such uncertainty. Intriguingly, the adverse interplay between economic policy uncertainty and green innovation is especially accentuated in firms marked by tenuous government–business affiliations, pronounced monopolistic inclinations, lax intellectual property safeguards, minimal pollution footprints, and a skewed labor-to-capital composition. This investigation augments the scholarly discourse on the nexus between economic policy volatility and corporate green innovation, shedding light on strategic imperatives for emerging economies as they chart out future environmental blueprints and cultivate a conducive milieu for green innovation.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate Saudi Arabia’s legal framework concerning intellectual property (IP) protection in AI development. It seeks to identify legal barriers to AI training, particularly in copyright law, and propose legislative reforms to enhance innovation while maintaining IP rights. The research aligns with Vision 2030, positioning Saudi Arabia as a leader in AI-driven innovation. Methods: The study employs a comparative legal analysis, examining international models such as the United States, the European Union, and Japan. It assesses Saudi copyright laws related to AI training, identifying limitations due to strict adherence to international IP conventions. The research also explores potential legal reforms to support AI development. Results: The study finds that Saudi Arabia’s legal framework lacks the flexibility needed to support AI innovation. The strict copyright laws hinder AI training due to the absence of exceptions for text and data mining. Comparative analysis reveals that other jurisdictions have adopted more adaptive licensing mechanisms and open data policies, which foster AI growth. Conclusion: The study concludes that Saudi Arabia must implement legislative reforms to balance IP protection and AI innovation. It recommends introducing exceptions for text and data mining, establishing adaptive licensing models, and promoting open data policies. Strengthening public-private partnerships is also suggested to facilitate lawful data access. These reforms are essential for Saudi Arabia to become a regional and global leader in AI development.

The relationship between the protection of intellectual property (IP) and human rights has been examined in a growing number of publications. Most focus on the substantive law overlaps, interfaces, tensions and maybe even conflicts between the two areas of law – be it on the national, regional (e.g. European) or international plane. This contribution does not purport to advance this debate on substantive intersections – such as access to medicines under the right to health versus patent protection for pharmaceutical products. Instead, it focuses on the legal mechanisms and approaches to address some of these intersections between the two systems. In that way, it builds on the discourses concerning fragmentation, regime interaction and global legal pluralism that offer different narratives on how specific areas of international law view, define and delineate their relations to another.Within this context, the contribution focuses on the direct and indirect conflict avoidance and resolution approaches adopted by the two main European Courts which have been increasingly asked to rule on cases where intellectual property (IP) protection and human rights are intersecting. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) are both charged with examining the consistency of national laws and measures with human rights protection for IP. Both courts are equally confronted with cases where national IP protection and enforcement measures are argued to interfere and conflict with other human rights, such as freedom of expression and information, the right to privacy or to conduct one’s own business. In reviewing the decisions of the two courts in these areas, this contribution highlights the range of tools and approaches available for human right law to deal with its various interfaces with IP protection.

Incomplete Harmonization Contracts in International Economic Law: Report of the Panel, China - Measures Affecting the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, Wt/Ds362/R, Adopted 20 March 2009

Currently achievable intellectual property (IP) protection solutions for field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are limited to single large "monolithic" configurations. However, the ever growing capabilities of FPGAs and the consequential increasing complexity of their designs ask for a modular development model, where individual IP cores from multiple parties are integrated into a larger system. To enable such a model, the availability of IP protection at the modular level is imperative. In this work, we propose an IP protection mechanism for FPGA designs at the level of individual IP cores, by making use of the self-reconfiguring capabilities of modern FPGAs and deploying a trusted third party to run a metering service, similar to the work of Giineysu et ah and Drimer et at The proposed scheme makes it possible to enforce a pay-per-use licensing scheme which holds considerable advantages, both for IP core providers as well as for system integrators. Moreover, the scheme has a minimal implementation overhead and is the first of its kind to be solely based on primitives that are already available in recent commercially available FPGA devices. This allows for an immediate and feasible deployment, in contrast to earlier proposed solutions.

With the acceleration of technological development and the digital transformation of economies, the impact of intellectual property on economic growth will increase. The article shows that the forms and means of legal protection and use of intellectual property will evolve in line with the opportunities that will be provided by the infrastructure (production, fixation, management, tracking and protection of intellectual property rights) in this area. In Russia, the “digitalization” of legal protection and use of intellectual property rights will make it possible to form public-private platforms for rights management, which will create additional opportunities for authors to effectively manage their rights. This will attract investors to the non-raw-material sector of the economy and may become an important driver for the development of the digital economy in the country as a whole.

Exploitation of intellectual property rights in the field of sports is currently one of the most powerful sources of funding for sports, sports activities, and various sports events. However, unfortunately the sports organizations and individual right holders encounter problems regarding protection issues. There is a strong need to ensure the protection of these rights, and strengthen their potential to generate income from them. The use of intellectual property in modern conditions is a significant financial asset of the sports sphere. When acquiring rights of intellectual property, sports organizations, athletes and other rights holders often feel the need for legal regulation, protection and commercialization of intellectual property, as this is a prerequisite for their further profitable use. Hence, the present research aimed to study peculiarities of legal support, implementation and protection of intellectual property rights in the field of sports.

Trade is becoming increasingly intangible, but current trade statistics do not capture the international trade in the services of intangible assets through global value chains (GVCs). The increasing importance of intangibles in international trade has made intellectual property (IP) protection an even greater area of concern. Intangible assets include patents, trademarks, copyrights, brand names, product designs, software, databases, and certain types of business organization structures (Cummins 2005).