Strengthening social supervision and co governance, and constantly improving the multi resolution mechanism of intellectual property disputes are important components of the pattern of "great protection" of intellectual property. It plays an important role in promoting multi-party participation, building the chain of intellectual property protection, coordinating and comprehensively implementing policies, and forming the joint efforts of intellectual property protection. In order to strengthen the work of social supervision and co governance, the State Intellectual Property Office has successively carried out the pilot work of intellectual property arbitration mediation in some areas, the construction of professional market protection assistance workstation, the first batch of capacity-building pilot of intellectual property arbitration mediation institutions, and constantly guided the local construction of the work system of social supervision and co governance, and the relevant local conditions should be adapted to local conditions, adhere to the problem orientation, actively explore and carry out the work Social supervision and co governance.

Recently, Shandong Intellectual Property Bureau has made beneficial exploration on the construction of a new model of social co governance of intellectual property by relying on five mechanisms, such as "the mechanism of resolving non litigation disputes of intellectual property rights, the self-discipline and information communication mechanism of the intellectual property protection of the industry association, the voluntary service mechanism of intellectual property rights, the alliance mechanism of industrial intellectual property protection, and the new mechanism of social co governance and protection assistance". At present, seven intellectual property mediation organizations, 8 intellectual property arbitration organizations and 2 intellectual property arbitration mediation centers have been established in the province; 10 national intellectual property rights protection aid centers, 4 provincial-level centers, and more than 100 sub centers and workstations for the protection of rights have been established. Since this year, more than 240 intellectual property disputes have been mediated and arbitrated.

In addition, Beijing Intellectual Property Bureau "promotes the establishment of professional people's mediation organizations with industry characteristics, actively constructs a multi-sector linkage mechanism for resolving intellectual property disputes with multiple departments led by intellectual property departments, guidance from judicial administration departments and confirmed and guaranteed by judicial departments" as a comprehensive pilot experience of expanding opening of service industry, and replicates and promotes it nationwide. China Zhongshan (lighting) intellectual property right rapid protection center has built three fast channels of patent rapid authorization, rapid rights protection and rapid coordination. From January to September 2020, 169 administrative mediation cases were accepted and 138 cases were closed. Among them, 108 successful mediation cases, with a successful mediation rate of 78.26%, have been processed 24 days on average. 365 cases were transferred jointly before the lawsuit was accepted and 297 cases were closed. The "ancient town model" for rapid protection of intellectual property rights has been successfully created. China (Foshan) intellectual property protection center innovates the form of intellectual property dispute mediation, through creating vivid and interesting cartoon images such as "smart rights protection", "IP peacemaker", and so on, to improve the affinity of mediation work and improve the public's recognition of mediation work. Since this year, the center has handled 193 mediation cases, covering three major fields, namely patent, trademark and unfair competition. 39 cases have been successfully mediated, with the amount of mediation agreement reaching more than 810000 yuan.

In June this year, the State Intellectual Property Office issued the guidance on Further Strengthening the work of intellectual property rights protection assistance, clearly proposed "actively explore the mode of social co governance and protection of rights assistance", and explicitly promoted the participation of social forces such as institutions of higher learning and social organizations in the work of rights protection assistance. At present, the State Intellectual Property Office is studying and formulating relevant opinions on strengthening the multi resolution of intellectual property disputes and participating in the work of rights protection assistance in Colleges and universities, which will help to further guide the strengthening of social supervision and co governance in various regions and to build a pattern of intellectual property protection. (liuhuidong)