WIPO chief: China's progress in patent application "remarkable"

Dr. Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization during an interview with a CRI reporter on the sideline of the China International Import Expo.[Photo: China Plus]

Director General Dr. Francis Gurry of the World Intellectual Property Organization describes China's progress in patent applications as 'remarkable.' 

In an exclusive interview with CRI's Wu You at the ongoing China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Dr. Gurry also stressed the important role of innovation to human progress, and of copyright protection to innovation.