CNIPA releases patent and trademark examination objectives for 2025
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on Jaunary 20 published the Patent and Trademark Examination Plan under the 14th Five-Year Plan (《专利和商标审查“十四五”规划》).
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CNIPA releases first version of public services list
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on January 6 released the the first version of the list of the public services the CNIPA is to provide as a government agency.
RCEP agreement features intellectual property in longest chapter
(《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》), or RCEP, a new trade agreement that 15 countries — including China, Japan, South Korea and Australia — signed Nov. 15, 2020. It took effect for most of them on January 1, 2022. Spearheaded by countries that are gr
CNIPA releases 2022 work plan
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on January 5 released the 2022 work plan (《知识产权强国建设纲要和“十四五”规划实施年度推进计划》) in line with the Guidelines for Building a Powerful Country with Intellectual Property Rights (2021-2035) (《知识产权强国建设纲要（2021－2035年）》) and the Roa
CNIPA releases annual report on China's IP development in 2020
The China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on December 27 issued a notice about the publication of the Annual Report on China's Intellectual Property Development 2020 (《中国知识产权运营年度报告（2020年）》). This is the eighth consecutive year that the CNIPA has released the annual
