Gaowo Special Seminar Was Successfully Held in Wuhan: Decoding China Patent Award & Overseas IP Layout Strategies.

To help enterprises accurately grasp the review logic for China Patent Award applications and establish a sound overseas patent layout system, the special seminar entitled “Decoding Key Review Points of the China Patent Award and Overseas Patent Layout Strategies”, hosted by Gaowo, was successfully held at Hongshan Hotel in Wuhan, Hubei Province on September 21.A great number of IP directors and R&D managers from enterprises gathered at this seminar. He Yanxiu, Senior Foreign-related Patent Consultant of Gaowo, and Shi Yongsheng, Senior Consultant, delivered practical and forward-looking insights on intellectual property.

Against the backdrop of intensifying global competition, intellectual property is far more than a tool for technology protection. It has become a strategic asset for enterprises to expand overseas markets, win industry honors and build core competitive moats.Domestically, as a highly prestigious national-level award in China’s intellectual property sector, the China Patent Award serves as authoritative endorsement of an enterprise’s innovation strength. Internationally, enterprises going global are confronted with numerous challenges, including divergent patent laws and regulations across jurisdictions, difficulties in timing patent filings, and high costs for patent enforcement.This seminar targets the two core demands of enterprises directly. Gaowo’s gold-tier experts delivered in-depth sharing, presenting attendees with a feast of intellectual property know-how.

He Yanxiu, Senior Foreign-related Patent Consultant of Gaowo, delivered a presentation themed Overseas Patent Grant Strategies.Her presentation revolved around the underlying logic of overseas patent layout and put forward three core principles for overseas patent filing strategy: securing timing advantage, comprehensive coverage, and pursuing markets and target jurisdictions.Drawing on the filing requirements and evaluation criteria of relevant patent awards as well as abundant real-world cases, Ms. He Yanxiu guided enterprises to schedule patent filings and select jurisdictions in light of their own product tracks and target markets. She also advised enterprises to conduct advance patent risk screening, so that high-quality overseas patents can support their global expansion and enable them to make full use of overseas patent assets.

Subsequently, Shi Yongsheng, Senior Consultant at Gaowo, delivered a presentation entitled *Decoding Key Evaluation Points of the China Patent Award*. Competition for the China Patent Award has intensified year after year. Many innovative enterprises hold high-quality patents yet end up missing out, as they are unfamiliar with the evaluation rules and lack the ability to articulate the innovative value of their patents.Drawing on award-winning patent cases from previous years, Mr. Shi Yongsheng started with the core evaluation indicators of the China Patent Award, unpacked its assessment framework, and interpreted key review items one by one. He also shared practical tips on drafting application documents, identifying innovative points and preparing supporting evidence, and highlighted common pitfalls that lead to score deductions in the application process.

Following the presentations, the seminar moved to an on-site Q&A and exchange session. Representatives from participating enterprises raised questions actively, seeking advice on IP challenges such as refining China Patent Award application submissions, identifying patent layout opportunities, and planning overseas patent filing strategies for target countries.Gaowo’s experts provided detailed, one-on-one responses tailored to each enterprise’s industry and product profile, offering targeted and actionable solutions. The on-site exchange was vibrant.Participants remarked that the seminar was highly practice-oriented, clarified many doubts in their IP work, and brought them substantial gains.