Biotechnology in China (1989) / Chapter Skim
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5Infrastructure INSTRUMENTATION The most obvious sign of the improvement in biotechnology funding in China is the tremendous increase in the number of modern, imported instruments. Of the 19 research institutes visited during the evaluation trip, virtually every one had at least some of the following items: DNA synthesizers, amino acid analyzers, protein sequencers, high-performance liquid chromatographs, liquid scintillation counters, ultracentrifuges, computerized fermentors, ultraviolet spectrophotometers, electron microscopes, tissue culture incubators, and laser densitometers.
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Many of these items are produced in China by using Western designs. These locally manufactured instruments are inexpensive and easily repaired.
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of the Sino-American Biotechnology Company is inconveniently located in Luoyang in Henan Province, but more convenient branch offices have recently opened in Beijing and Shanghai. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS China's newly instituted patent system provides for the granting of patents on inventions, utility models, and designs.
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A second difficulty is enforcement. Given the short period that the new patent system has been in effect, together with the general disinclination of Chinese parties to litigate, it is not surprising that foreign investors are dubious about the real worth of a Chinese patent.
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