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According to the State Intellectual Property Office, the average review cycle of invention patents in my country has been shortened to 15.5 months, and the average review cycle of trademark registration is stable at 4 months.

The average review time for invention patents in China has been reduced to 15.5 months, according to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The C NIPA also noted that the average review time for trademark registrations remains stable at four months.

【Knowledge Points】

The “Implementation Rules of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China” that came into effect on January 20, 2024 proposes to improve the patent examination system and improve the quality and efficiency of patent examination. Including standardizing patent application behavior, improving the utility model and appearance design review system, increasing the delayed review system, and improving the patent review system.

Patent examination is the prerequisite for patent protection and application. In recent years, the State Intellectual Property Office has continued to promote the concept update, technological innovation and work innovation of patent examination, and the patent examination work has achieved remarkable results. According to the State Intellectual Property Office, my country continues to reduce the intellectual property review cycle, the average review cycle of invention patents has been shortened to 15.5 months, and the average review cycle of trademark registration has stabilized at 4 months, both reaching the international leading level under the same review system.

While continuously improving the quality and efficiency of intellectual property review, the State Intellectual Property Office also vigorously strengthens the coordinated protection of intellectual property rights. At present, the total number of national-level intellectual property protection centers and rapid rights protection centers has reached 124, covering 29 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country. The average handling period for intellectual property rights protection cases remains within 2 weeks.

【Important Speech】

We must coordinate the protection of intellectual property rights, anti-monopoly, fair competition review and other work to promote the independent and orderly flow and efficient allocation of innovative factors.

China needs to coordinate IPR protection, anti-monopoly, and fair competition reviews to promote the orderly flow and efficient allocation of innovation resource es.

——On November 30, 2020, Xi Jinping’s important speech at the 25th collective study session of the 19th Central Political Bureau

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China Daily Network English Dots and Tianjin Studio (this article was first published on the “Study Strong Country” learning platform)

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