On October 15, zhang Longqiang, party secretary and President of Metallurgical Industry Information Standards Research Institute, made a report entitled “2020 Steel Enterprise Patent Innovation Index Research” at the 2020 (the first) Iron and Steel Industry Intelligent Manufacturing Standards and Technology Forum, and officially released the 2020 Global steel Enterprise Innovation (Patent) Index.The release of the index is of great significance for comprehensively grasping and evaluating the patent innovation situation of iron and steel enterprises and promoting the continuous improvement of the patent innovation work of iron and steel enterprises.

Zhang Longqiang introduced the related work of METALLURGICAL Industry Information Standard Research Institute on the patent innovation index of iron and steel enterprises from the aspects of research background, construction of patent innovation index system and analysis of patent innovation index of iron and steel enterprises.He pointed out that the study, jointly conducted by the Metallurgical Industry Information Standards Institute and the Intellectual Property Publishing House of the State Intellectual Property Office, has been publishing the Patent Innovation Index of Chinese steel enterprises since 2018 and has received wide attention from the steel industry, local INTELLECTUAL property authorities at all levels and the media.This year, the number of enterprises on the list has been expanded from 151 to 220, and some major foreign steel enterprises have also been extended.This research constructs a set of evaluation index system of patent innovation ability of Chinese iron and steel enterprises, including three levels of evaluation.The first level is the patent innovation index itself, which can reflect the overall development of the innovation ability of iron and steel enterprises.The second level can reflect the development of iron and steel enterprises in three aspects: patent creation, patent application and patent protection.The third level reflects the specific development of each aspect of the patent innovation ability through 12 specific indicators, including the number of patent applications, the number of patent authorization, the number of invention patents and the number of inventors.

Later, Zhang Longqiang officially announced the research results of the patent Innovation Index of China’s steel enterprises in 2020. Baosteel, Shougang, Pangang and Angang scored more than 80 points, making them the most innovative enterprises.Shandong Iron & Steel, Masteel, MCC South, China Steel Research Group, Baotou Steel, MCC Sadie and other 83 enterprises scored between 60 and 80 points, making them highly innovative enterprises.There are 133 enterprises with 60 marks or less, including 59 enterprises with zero marks.In the global patent Innovation Index of steel enterprises released for the first time this year, among the top 30 enterprises, 14 are Chinese enterprises, accounting for nearly 50%, indicating that the scientific and technological innovation ability of China’s steel enterprises has been significantly enhanced.

In the analysis of patent innovation index of iron and steel enterprises, Zhang Longqiang analyzed the distribution of individual steel enterprises, steel production technology and patents at home and abroad, and deeply analyzed the patent situation of intelligent manufacturing, which is the focus of the industry at present.He pointed out that in terms of the life cycle of intelligent manufacturing patents in the steel sector, the number of patents and the number of patent applicants before 2013 was in its infancy.After 2013, it entered the development period, which was specifically reflected in the expansion of the market, the increase of enterprises involved, and the surge in the number of relevant patents and patent applicants.At present, the intelligent manufacturing field of iron and steel industry has not entered the mature stage or phase of elimination. It is still in rapid development and has good market development potential.

The report caused a widespread media attention, questions from the audience after the report link, with Zhang Longqiang dean from People’s Daily overseas network, China economic review, journal of science and technology, China’s intellectual property rights, China construction news as well as the world metal herald media reporter is patent innovation index evaluation index system, evaluation of professional and authority, and ipr work in the iron and steel industry and other related issues conducted in-depth exchanges.