The 14th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference, with the theme “Intellectual Property in the Digital Age,” took place in Beijing on September 11 and 12. The National Intellectual Property Administration has been proactively exploring intellectual property frameworks tailored to the digital era, and has achieved notable successes. In 2024, the number of invention patents granted to core sectors of China's digital economy soared to 500,000, placing China at the forefront globally. This figure represents a year-on-year growth rate of 23.1%, significantly outpacing the global average.