Intellectual Property Publicity Week held, fitness equipment companies jointly promoted patent transformation and industrial collaboration

News from this newspaper Recently, the Shandong (Texas) branch event of the 2026 National Intellectual Property Promotion Week was held in Ningjin. With the theme of "Strengthening the Protection of Intellectual Property in Emerging Fields and Accelerating the Development of New Productivity", the event brought together fitness equipment companies, universities, scientific research institutes and intellectual property institutions to build an efficient platform for patent transformation and industrial collaboration, injecting new vitality into the high-quality development of the fitness equipment industry.

During the event, a number of key results were officially released. Among them, the first batch of public patent implementation lists of scientific research institutes in universities in Shandong Province were simultaneously unveiled, bringing together high-quality patent results in the province, accurately matching the technical needs of fitness equipment companies, and opening up the "last mile" of the transformation of patent results. The sports industry's "emphasis on innovation, good use, strict protection, and promotion of cooperation" initiative was also issued at the scene to gather synergy for industrial development and promote the industry to form a good atmosphere of attaching importance to intellectual property rights and deepening technological innovation.

The signing process was fruitful, and a number of cooperation projects were effective. The National Hardware Machinery Industry Intellectual Property Cross-regional Collaborative Protection Alliance was formally established. Six national-level intellectual property rapid rights protection centers signed on-site to build a cross-regional and efficient intellectual property protection system. The Shandong Intellectual Property Operation Center and the Ningjin County Government signed a joint construction agreement for the Shandong Sports Industry Patent Pool. Seven local fitness equipment companies, including Maybaohe, Roseroder, and Boardrone, signed an agreement to join the pool to integrate patent resources in the industry chain and enhance the core competitiveness of the industry.

In addition, Hebei University of Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Jinan University and other universities have reached patent achievement transformation cooperation with Shandong Minolta, Tianzhidun and other fitness equipment companies to promote the rapid implementation of laboratory patented technologies and transform them into actual productivity, and help companies improve their product technological content and market competitiveness. An intellectual property achievements exhibition was also set up at the event site to showcase Ningjin's innovative achievements in fitness equipment and visually present the integration practice of intellectual property and sports manufacturing.

After the launching ceremony, the leaders and guests attending the meeting conducted in-depth field surveys of key fitness equipment companies such as Maibaohe and Roserode to learn more about the company's patent research and development, manufacturing, and market applications. Industry insiders said that this event has established an important platform for exchanges and cooperation among fitness equipment companies. In the future, they will continue to strengthen intellectual property protection and patent transformation, and promote the transformation of the industry into an innovation-driven one.