The first batch consisting of 60 technical investigators covering various fields have joined the country's procuratorial teams to help deal with intellectual property cases, China's top procuratorate said. These investigators, including those majoring in telecommunication, chemistry, materials, medicines and biology, will play their role in handling technical issues in IP-related cases, according to Procur

2023 Annual Report Only the content related to patents and trademarks is excerpted. For the original text, please refer to the official website of CNIPA. Source: CNIPA

China has further enhanced the efficiency of its patent application review process in the past year, with stronger protection of intellectual property rights, the country's top IP regulator said. In a work report issued by the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Tuesday, the average review period for invention patents has been reduced to 15.5 months last year, while the average period of exa

The recommended national standard "Geographical Indication - Basic Terminology (GB/T 44584-2024)", drafted under the leadership of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), has been approved and officially implemented recently. The standard is administered by the Geographical Indication Subcommittee (TC554SC1) under the National Technical Committee 554 on Intellectual Property and

From November 11 to 22, the Diplomatic Conference on Design Law, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), was held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The conference successfully approved the Riyadh Design Law Treaty. A Chinese government delegation, comprising representatives from the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), China's Permanent Mission to Geneva, an

Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, to discuss cooperation in tackling online sales of infringing goods, China's top market regulator said on Monday. The conference, jointly organized by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), brought together over 200 representatives from law enforcement and judici