Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a decree of the State Council, unveiling a set of regulations on resolving foreign-related intellectual property (IP) disputes. The regulations clarify that relevant government departments should strengthen overseas IP information inquiry and warning services, offering guidance and IP right protection assistance to individuals and organizations. Consisting of 18 articles, the

China's judicial protection of intellectual property rights has been further strengthened, contributing to serving its innovation-driven development and promoting new quality productive forces, according to annual work reports. The reports of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate were submitted to the ongoing third session of the 14th National People's Congress, the coun

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