Software registrations pop to 80,000 in 2010

On January 12, China Copyright Protection Center released the latest statistics of software registrations in China. The computer software copyright registrations continued to maintain rapid growth for the fifth consecutive year, the total number of registration reached 80,000. During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan, China’s software registrations grew at an annual rate of 37% to 80,000 from 20,000 year by year.
During the Eleventh Five-Year  Plan, China put forward series of policies to encourage and promote high-tech enterprises innovation, independent development of software and to advance popularity of authorized software, China’s software industry is now on the fast track. During 2006 and 2010, with an annual growth rate of 37%, registrations hiked to 81,966 in 2010 from 21,495 in 2006. (By Yao Wenping)

From:CHINA REPORT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY