Shandong Provincial Intellectual Property Development Center Visits Shenli Rigging for Research and Inspection

To focus on the high-quality development of the deep-sea and aerospace industry chain and to deeply explore the full-spectrum intellectual property (IP) needs of enterprises, a four-person delegation led by Liu Hui, a Level II Inspector at the Shandong Provincial Intellectual Property Development Center, visited Shandong Shenli Rigging Co., Ltd. on the afternoon of August 6 for a specialized research symposium. The team aimed to precisely diagnose pain points in the company's development—such as high-value patent cultivation, the commercialization of research findings, and overseas IP strategy—and to leverage high-quality public IP services to help the "chain-leading" enterprise achieve innovative breakthroughs.

Accompanying the delegation throughout the visit were Zhong Chongbin, Deputy Director and Level III Researcher at the Jining Municipal Intellectual Property Development Center; Liu Hao, Chief Economist of the Industrial Park Management Committee; and Zhang Wen, Director of the Market Supervision and Administration Office under the District Bureau of Development Environment Support.

Accompanied by Du Daping, Chairman and General Manager of Shenli Rigging, the delegation toured the company’s product showroom and intelligent production workshops. They inspected core high-end rigging products designed for sectors such as deep-sea engineering, aerospace, and offshore wind power. From the localization efforts for Grade 120 ultra-high-strength rigging to the collaborative development of the industry chain, the team observed operations and asked detailed questions to gain insight into the company's latest progress in key technological breakthroughs.

Following the tour, the two parties held a symposium dedicated to intellectual property work. Chairman Du Daping extended a warm welcome to the delegation and outlined the company's development. With over sixty years of experience in high-end rigging manufacturing, Shenli Rigging is recognized as one of the first batch of national-level "Little Giant" enterprises (specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative), a Shandong Provincial Manufacturing Single-Champion Enterprise, and a National Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise; it has also been selected for the cultivation pipeline for demonstration enterprises in building an IP powerhouse (2025–2027). As a chain-leading enterprise in the deep-sea and aerospace support sector, Shenli Rigging consistently uses intellectual property to fortify its core competitive advantages.
Despite these achievements, challenges remain. Chairman Du Daping candidly noted that the company faces bottlenecks in areas such as high-value patent cultivation, IP rights protection, and collaborative patent commercialization across the industry chain, expressing hope for professional guidance and policy support from the provincial center.

Subsequently, Zhang Tixue, Assistant General Manager and Head of the Intellectual Property Department, delivered a comprehensive report addressing the research objectives. He covered topics including patent strategy and system construction, the effectiveness of patent commercialization and utilization, and participation in patent-empowerment initiatives. Leveraging the "Helping Enterprises Scale Up, Grow, and Expand Globally" initiative, the company has achieved comprehensive improvements in its intellectual property (IP) management capabilities. At the same time, it put forward specific requests and optimization suggestions regarding priority patent examination, rights protection assistance, access to resources from the Yellow River Basin IP Big Data Center, and collaborative industry chain empowerment.

After carefully listening to the report, the research team systematically reviewed the practical IP challenges and service needs raised by the company. Aligning with the province's master plan for IP services in the deep-sea, aerospace, and aviation industry chains, the team provided on-site policy interpretations and answered questions. Both parties also exchanged ideas and opinions on optimizing the three empowerment initiatives and developing collaborative service models led by "chain-leading" enterprises.

The research team highly commended Shenli Rigging—as a chain-leading enterprise—for its achievements in IP innovation, industry chain collaboration, and the commercialization of patented technologies. The team noted that rigging equipment serves as a critical component for deep-sea exploration, aerospace lifting operations, and offshore wind power equipment. They urged the company to continue strengthening its core technology patent portfolio, utilize provincial IP public service platforms effectively, and leverage its leadership role to drive simultaneous improvements in IP management among upstream and downstream SMEs. The Provincial Intellectual Property Development Center pledged to continue extending service resources to the grassroots level, precisely address enterprise needs, streamline the full-chain service process—covering IP creation, protection, and utilization—and use patents to empower the development of "new quality productive forces."

This targeted research visit provided a clear direction for upgrading Shenli Rigging’s IP capabilities. Moving forward, Shandong Shenli Rigging will use this visit as a key opportunity to deepen its focus on core technologies supporting the deep-sea and aerospace sectors, while intensifying efforts to secure high-value invention patents and overseas PCT patents. The company plans to revitalize existing patent assets, expand the scale of patent pledges and open licensing, and create demonstration projects for the commercialization of industry-academia-research outcomes.

Furthermore, it will actively participate in the "Helping Enterprises Scale Up, Grow, and Expand Globally" empowerment series, utilize provincial public service platforms like the Yellow River Basin IP Big Data Center, conduct routine patent early-warning and R&D navigation, and strengthen its overseas IP protection system. Moving forward, Shandong Shenli Rigging will remain committed to innovation-driven development and intellectual property leadership. By fully leveraging its role as a "chain-leader" enterprise to drive industry progress and establishing channels for collaborative innovation across the upstream and downstream sectors, the company aims to achieve full domestic substitution of high-end marine engineering and aerospace rigging through proprietary intellectual property, thereby contributing "Shenli strength" to the high-quality development of the province's landmark deep-sea and aerospace industrial chains.