ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Blockchain
Sec. Blockchain in Industry
Volume 8 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fbloc.2025.1608181
Evaluating Blockchain Adoption Barriers in China's IP Trade & Protection Internationally
Provisionally accepted
- School of Business, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, China
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Background: Blockchain technology offers transformative potential for international intellectual property (IP) trade and protection, yet its adoption in China faces significant barriers. Method: This study utilizes the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to quantitatively prioritize regulatory, technological, economic, and sociocultural barriers, drawing on data from expert interviews. Findings: The analysis identifies regulatory barriers, particularly compliance costs (weight: 0.308) and data security regulations (0.168), as the primary challenges, largely due to stringent regulations such as China's Cybersecurity Law. Technological barriers, including infrastructure limitations (0.198) and high implementation costs (0.132), are also significant. Economic and sociocultural barriers, such as awareness gaps and trust deficits, are less critical but still relevant. Addressing these challenges requires collaboration among policymakers, technology providers, and IP stakeholders. Conclusion: This research offers actionable insights for advancing blockchain integration in China's IP ecosystem. Future studies should expand sample sizes and explore alternative decision-making frameworks to improve generalizability.
Keywords: Blockchain technology, Intellectual Property, Analytic hierarchy process, Regulatory barriers, Technological challenges, China, IP trade and protection, Blockchain integration
Received: 08 Apr 2025; Accepted: 18 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Li and Wu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: ZiJing Wu, School of Business, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, China
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