Recently, the results of the 2018 National Intellectual Property Demonstration Enterprise were made known. Lehigh Institute was on the list of successful candidates. It is the highest honor in China’s intellectual property management. This award is another national honor that Lehigh Institute won after it had been granted the National Enterprise with Intellectual Property Advantages in 2015.
The evaluation of national intellectual property demonstration enterprises is an important measure to enhance the intellectual property capacity of enterprises further and carry out the development goal of enterprises protecting intellectual property, aiming to accelerate the development of a number of leading Chinese enterprises with independent intellectual property rights, well-known brands, and international competitiveness. Award winners can enjoy corresponding support in financial and fiscal policies related to intellectual property rights as well as patent examination in key technical fields.
In recent years, Lehigh Institute has continuously improved its technological innovation system. By exploring the cooperative innovation of industry, university and research institutes and the re-innovation of overseas technologies, it has set up a platform for technological cooperation and innovation and achieved a number of technological innovation results in the fields of environmental protection and mining. The Institute has won one first prize for National Science and Technology Progress Award, three second prizes for National Science and Technology Progress Award, China Outstanding Patent Award for two times, and China Chemical Technology Innovation Contribution Award.
Inspired by the honor, the company will continue to do a good job in technique protection and patent mining and strengthen the strategic management, creation, operation, and protection of intellectual property rights. The Institute will intensify scientific and technological innovation and promote the orderly R&D of various technologies in its main business of mining and environmental protection. It will continue to improve the incentive mechanism for the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements, stimulate the initiative and enthusiasm of R&D technicians in promoting the commercialization, so as to provide strong support for improving the company’s technological innovation capabilities and sustainable development.