On January 9, the Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (Intellectual Property Office) officially approved the issuance of the local standard of "Specification for Listing Services for Intellectual Property Assistance to Science and Technology Enterprises" (hereinafter referred to as the "Specification"), which is the first local standard for the standardization of intellectual property services for the listing of science and technology enterprises in China, which will be implemented from February 9, 2024.
On the one hand, it will effectively improve the level and efficiency of intellectual property services for the listing of intellectual property enterprises, help enterprises realize the leap from "IP" (intellectual property) to "IPO" (listing), and on the other hand, improve the level of scale through service standardization, promote more science and technology enterprises to land in the capital market, and help high-quality economic development.
Create a new engine for the listing of science and technology enterprises
With the deepening of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou, as one of the core cities in the Greater Bay Area, is actively exploring a new path for the deep integration of intellectual property and capital markets. Taking the Guangzhou Development District as an example, in June 2020, under the guidance of the Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (Intellectual Property Office), the Intellectual Property Office of the district took the lead in launching the project of helping science and technology enterprises to go public in the province, and organized a team of experts to provide special guidance on intellectual property rights for science and technology enterprises to be listed.
On April 7, 2023, the Guangzhou Development District held the "IP to IPO: Intellectual Property Rights Help Science and Technology Enterprises to Listing Project Results Conference".
The "Specification" summarizes and absorbs the practical experience of intellectual property rights to help the listing of science and technology enterprises, and provides comprehensive and systematic guidance for local governments to carry out intellectual property services for the listing of science and technology enterprises. The relevant person in charge of the Intellectual Property Office of Guangzhou Development District said.
After combing, the "Specification" mainly clarifies the basic principles and relevant subject requirements of intellectual property services for the listing of science and technology enterprises, describes the service process and corresponding work content, and puts forward the requirements for the construction of service evaluation and improvement systems.
The service content is the core part of the "Specification", covering four sections: enterprise and institution solicitation, scientific and technological innovation attributes and intellectual property analysis, listing counseling and work summary, which are introduced in detail from the selection criteria, analysis dimensions, and counseling content. Starting from improving the professionalism and operability of services, the "Specification" includes reference documents such as the "Evaluation Mechanism for Intellectual Property Rights of Listed Science and Technology Enterprises", "In-depth Analysis Report on Science and Technology Innovation Attributes of Enterprises to be Listed (Outline)", and "Guidelines for the Intellectual Property Rights of Science and Technology Enterprises Listed on Public". It is understood that the above-mentioned documents are also the empirical results of intellectual property rights to help science and technology enterprises go public.
Compared with the main part, the annex is more professional and specific, and is mainly formulated to meet the needs of users, such as enterprises and service organizations. "Participants in the drafting of the Specification.
1. Wang Yanming, general manager of the Intellectual Property Division of the Greater Bay Area Science and Technology Innovation Service Center, introduced, "For example, the "Intellectual Property Evaluation Mechanism for the Listing of Science and Technology Enterprises" focuses on the intellectual property requirements of the Science and Technology Innovation Board for the listing of enterprises, from 3 first-level indicators such as intellectual property asset evaluation, 8 second-level indicators such as core technical personnel evaluation, and 14 patent protection evaluations** The detailed description of the indicators not only facilitates users to quickly understand and grasp the key points of intellectual property evaluation, but also provides clear guidance and reference for enterprises and institutions in actual operation. ”
Inject new momentum for collaborative innovation and development
Prior to the official release of the Specification, the experience and practice of intellectual property rights in assisting the listing of science and technology enterprises have been replicated and promoted in Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Zhuhai and other places. The relevant person in charge of the Intellectual Property Office of Guangzhou Development District said, "The project has been listed as the first of the grassroots reform and innovation measures of intellectual property rights in Guangdong Province in 2022, which has further enhanced its influence and continued to support the listing and financing of qualified private enterprises." ”
According to reports, the project of intellectual property rights to help the listing of science and technology enterprises is mainly divided into three stages: targeted docking, in-depth service, and precise cultivation. Taking the third phase of the project as an example, in the early stage of the project, the project team went deep into the key parks to mobilize enterprises in the area to participate, and at the same time openly solicited and screened high-quality intellectual property service institutions to provide professional support for the follow-up evaluation of scientific and technological innovation attributes and intellectual property analysis. On the basis of precise positioning, the service organization provides one-to-one intellectual property information analysis services for high-potential enterprises and forms an in-depth diagnosis report. After in-depth service, we will provide personalized and market-oriented special guidance to enterprises that are willing to carry out secondary cooperation with institutions, so that enterprises can get professional listing training and investment and financing services.
Since its launch in 2020, the project has directly counseled 147 high-potential enterprises, of which 2 companies have successfully promoted Hexin Instrument and Visual Sound Intelligence to be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Beijing Stock Exchange respectively, 3 companies have passed the IPO meeting, 4 have been inquired, and 5 are in the process of listing counseling. In addition, 9 enterprises were boosted to complete the shareholding system transformation, 20 enterprises received strategic investment of more than 1.9 billion yuan, and 62 enterprises added intellectual property related departments, positions and special funds.
The relevant person in charge of the Intellectual Property Office of Guangzhou Development District said that with the release of the "Specification", the zone will continue to strengthen policy guidance and support, provide high-quality intellectual property special services for more science and technology enterprises, and at the same time, it will also actively explore intellectual property exchanges and cooperation with other regions, so as to inject a steady stream of vitality into regional collaborative innovation and development.