A total of nearly 280,000 visitors, over 1,100 deals done, exhibits shown on a sprawling 155,000-square-meter premise, 10 summit forums, 102 themed forums, 18 side events and 72 promotional negotiations held, over 2,400 enterprises from 59 countries along with 24 international organizations in attendance, over 20% of the exhibitors from overseas - The China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) completed its five-day journey in Beijing on September 6, laden with numbers elaborating the continued expansion of its club membership, and the worldwide recognition and desire to join.

　　Trade in services is an important engine of China's external trade while IP is a must-have cog powering innovation development and a standard feature for international trade. The successful organization of this year's CIFTIS not only showcases the amazing highlights and outstanding achievements of innovation development of Chinese services trade and wider opening up of its service industry, but also presents the extraordinary results from China's actions in heightening IP protection to the world while exhibiting China's unwavering stance and absolute resolution in advancing high-level opening up and upholding open cooperation.

　　New gadgets make new play

　　A host of new technologies and products armed with self-reliant IPRs vied for visitors' attention while delivering Created in China solutions to the world. Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) skills and cultural/creative products rocketed to stardom while displaying the results of the creative transformation and innovation development of traditional Chinese culture. Chinese geographical indication (GI) products made a grand entrance. All these ubiquitous IP elements shone at the fair.

　　At an exhibition of innovations in the National Convention Center, a set of rocket and engine models commanded visitors' attention. "These are the models of a liquid oxygen-methane fuel engine and the Zhuque-2 carrier rocket, both of which were developed in China. The engine has unique functions of refurbishment and reuse, a loud statement for our creativity," Huang He, a LandSpace Corporation's sales and delivery executive stated the successful research and launch of the engine and the rocket marked the country's first time in gear-shifting controlling technology of low-temperature liquid rocket engine and large-scale ejector intelligent laser welding technology, both of which had vaulted China's aerospace technology to new heights and earned international recognition. By the end of July, LandSpace had filed over 800 patent applications involving carrier rockets, engines and other technical fields.

　　At the International Conference on GI and Brand Distribution Service, GI products from Danjiangkou City of Hubei, Jingning County of  Gansu and other places debuted on the stage, exhibiting the charm of Chinese rural specialties. The budding GI sector has been constantly empowering modern agriculture to allow more quality GI products from China to the world.

　　In the exhibition halls of this year's fair, many cultural/creative products represented by Fu Yan - mascot of the event became must-buys. Wei Mingqian, Vice General Manager of Beijing North Star Company and Chair of Beijing Capital Group Exhibitions & Events said CIFTIS's cultural/creative derivatives combined traditional Chinese culture and exhibition peripherals, uplifted the creative ideas and carved more categories to allow the global businessmen to attend this fete and bring the mascot  home, along with the CIFTIS memory and results.

　　Innovative services integrate into international system

　　Over 100 professional forums at the fair brought insights and wisdom on the development of services trade and service industry. IP, among other things, was in the spotlight.

　　"The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) appreciates China's efforts in enhancing IP protection and global governance, and looks forward to continuing cooperation with China to advance innovation and improve global IP framework," Wang Binying, WIPO Deputy Director General stressed in her congratulatory letter to the 2023 Summit on Fighting Against IPR Infringement and Counterfeiting that China has been performing well consecutively in the Global Innovation Index (GII) reports and playing an instrumental role in combating infringement and counterfeiting.

　　The open cooperation of the IP service industry props up China's compliance of international trade rules and integration into the international services trade system while venturing out. According to a statistics and investigation report of IP service industry in China 2023 announced by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) at the International Forum on IP Services Development, the Chinese IP service industry had been continuing its expansion, improving its service system, bolstering its capability in serving regional economic development, giving birth to new modes and business types and solidifying its role in supporting innovation development.

　　At the CIFTIS fair, Chinese innovations and Chinese brands have been leading the profound development of the global services trade and service industry cooperation with the quick formation of the new concept, new trend, new route and new consensus, contributing to the Chinese modernization on all fronts and continued recovery of the world economy.

　　累计入场近28万人，共达成1100余项成果；举办了15.5万平方米的展览展示、10场高峰论坛、102场专题论坛、18场边会和72场推介洽谈；吸引了59个国家、24个国际组织，国内外2400多家企业线下参展，整体国际化率超20%……9月6日，为期5天的2023年中国国际服务贸易交易会（下称服贸会）在京落幕，亮眼的“成绩单”诠释着服贸会“朋友圈”持续扩大，国际参与度和影响力进一步提升。

　　服务贸易是中国对外贸易的重要引擎，而知识产权是创新驱动发展的“刚需”和国际贸易的“标配”。此届服贸会的成功举办，不仅展示了中国服务贸易创新发展和服务业扩大开放的精彩亮点和突出成就，还向世界介绍了中国加强知识产权保护的非凡成果，进一步宣示了中国推进高水平对外开放、增进开放合作的不变立场和坚定决心。

　　特色好物玩出全新花样

　　一批拥有自主知识产权的新技术、新产品竞相参展，向世界传递中国“智”造方案；非遗技艺和文创产品火爆“出圈”，展现中华优秀传统文化创造性转化和创新性发展成果；中国地理标志产品惊艳亮相……随处可见的知识产权元素，成为今年服贸会现场的一抹亮色。

　　在服贸会国家会议中心的创新成果展上，一组火箭和发动机模型吸引观众驻足。“这是由我国自主研发的液氧甲烷发动机和朱雀二号火箭的模型。发动机具有独特的回收重复利用功能，充分体现了自主创新能力。”蓝箭航天空间科技股份有限公司营销与交付中心负责人黄河介绍，液氧甲烷发动机和朱雀二号火箭的成功研制和发射，不仅在国内首创了低温液体火箭发动机转级控制技术、大型喷管智能激光焊接技术，还将中国空天技术推向了新的高度，获得国际社会的广泛认可。截至今年7月底，公司已提交了800多件专利申请，涉及运载火箭、发动机等领域。

　　在服贸会世界地理标志品牌分销服务大会上，湖北省丹江口市、甘肃省静宁县等地的地理标志产品亮相成果发布环节，向世界展示中国“土特产”的魅力。不断蓬勃发展的地理标志产业，正持续赋能现代农业，让更多优质的中国地理标志产品走向世界舞台。

　　今年的服贸会展馆内，以服贸会吉祥物“福燕”为代表的多款文创产品成为“爆款”。北辰实业集团公司副总经理、首都会展集团董事长魏明乾表示，服贸会文创衍生品结合中华传统文化、展会周边，提升产品创意，打造更多品类，让全球客商共赴服务贸易盛宴，带着吉祥物“福燕”、服贸记忆、服贸成果回家。

　　创新服务融入国际体系

　　今年服贸会现场，上百场专业论坛为服务贸易和服务业发展提供了真知灼见。这其中，知识产权成为与会各界关注的一大焦点。

　　“世界知识产权组织赞赏中国在加强知识产权保护和全球治理方面作出的努力，并期待与中国继续合作，进一步推动创新，完善全球知识产权框架。”在服贸会“2023打击侵权假冒高峰论坛”上，世界知识产权组织副总干事王彬颖在贺信中强调，中国在全球创新指数（GII）报告中持续表现出色，在打击侵权和假冒方面发挥着重要作用。

　　知识产权服务业的开放合作，为中国企业在“走出去”过程中更好地遵守国际经贸规则、融入国际服务贸易体系提供了有力支撑。服贸会知识产权服务业发展国际论坛上，中国国家知识产权局发布的《2023年全国知识产权服务业统计调查报告》显示，中国知识产权服务业规模持续扩大，服务体系更加健全，服务区域经济发展能力持续增强，新模式、新业态不断涌现，支撑创新发展作用进一步显现。

　　此届服贸会上，中国创新、中国品牌等正引领全球服务贸易和服务业合作深入发展，开放发展的新理念、新趋势、新路径、新共识加快形成，为全面推进中国式现代化、推动世界经济持续复苏作出积极贡献。（文字：杨柳 陈景秋 侯伟 摄影：曾嘉 王欣 版式设计：姚立辉）

（文章来源：中国知识产权报 ）