The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA; ), also known as the Chinese Patent Office, is the
patent office of the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
(PRC). It was founded in 1980 as the Patent Office of the People's Republic of China, before changing its name to "State Intellectual Property Office" (SIPO), then to "National Intellectual Property Administration", and then to "China National Intellectual Property Administration". It is responsible, in its own words, "for
patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...
work and comprehensively coordination of the foreign related affairs in the field of
intellectual property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...
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[http://www.sipo.gov.cn ]
''Responsibilities of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO)''
, 2002-04-27. Consulted on April 26, 2007.
See also
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Baidu Patents Baidu Patents, or Baidu Zhuanli ( Chinese: 百度专利) is a Chinese free online patent search service, launched on 1 January 2008.
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Intellectual property in the People's Republic of China
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) have been acknowledged and protected in China since the 1980s. China has acceded to the major international conventions on protection of rights to intellectual property. Domestically, protection of intellec ...
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First Sino-American Forum of Intellectual Property Rights
References
External links
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''English search functions on the Experimental Platform of Patent Information Services'' (official search service on Chinese patents)
on the
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation web site
1980 establishments in China
Organizations established in 1980
Patent offices
People's Republic of China intellectual property law
Science and technology in China
State Council of the People's Republic of China
International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities
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