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China Intellectual Property News: China's high-value invention patent examination cycle reduced to 13 months

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2023-02-16

The examination period of high-value invention patents was reduced to 13 months, the average examination period of invention patents was reduced to 16.5 months, and the average examination period of trademark registration was reduced to less than 4 months. In 2022, China's intellectual property examination has made remarkable achievements in improving the quality and efficiency.

The relevant person in charge of the State Intellectual Property Office introduced that in 2022, the national intellectual property system will adhere to the principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability and giving priority to quality, and the high-quality development trend of intellectual property work will be more significant. In the next step, we will further adhere to the concept of quality first and continue to improve the quality and effectiveness of the review.

Successfully complete the target task

　　Patent and trademark examination is the core business function of the State Intellectual Property Office, and the Party Central Committee and The State Council attach great importance to it. The executive meeting of The State Council and the teleconference on the reform of the "control service" also made important arrangements for the patent and trademark examination work, and clarified the specific objectives and tasks of reducing the examination cycle.

The data show that in 2022, the State Intellectual Property Office completed the target task of reducing the patent and trademark examination cycle by 5 years ahead of schedule, among which the examination cycle of high-value invention patents was reduced by 1 year to 13 months, the average examination cycle of invention patents was reduced by 3 months to 16.5 months, and the average examination cycle of trademark registration was reduced by 2 years to less than 4 months. The consistency of invention patents with the examination conclusions of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office and the Japanese Patent Office is 90%, and the passing rate of trademark examination is 97.6%. The improvement of the quality and efficiency of patent and trademark examination has provided strong support for the continuous creation of a sound innovation environment and business environment.

We will continue to improve the quality and effectiveness of our reviews

　　As the basis of rights and the source of protection, patent and trademark examination plays an important role in the process of building a strong intellectual property power. In the next step, the State Intellectual Property Office will continue to adhere to the concept of quality first, continue to improve the quality and effectiveness of examination, and better meet the development of the market economy and the needs of the people.

Continue to improve the review policy. According to the development level of scientific and technological innovation and the development needs of new fields and new forms of business, we will continue to improve patent examination standards; In the utility model review officially introduced obvious creative review, improve the quality of authorization; Formulate a series of guidelines for trademark registration application and use in specific fields, and actively guide market entities to use trademarks rationally.

We will further strengthen quality control. Strengthen the review quality assurance and business guidance, strengthen the review quality evaluation, strictly enforce the authorized quality, and promote high-level innovation and cost-effective use of high-quality reviews.

Consolidate and deepen the effectiveness of reducing the review cycle. Give full play to the role of mechanisms such as patent priority review, further reduce the review cycle of trademark business such as objections and reviews, and meet the diversified needs of innovation entities and market entities.

Continuously optimize the application and processing process. The patent business handling system has been launched, the facilitation of business handling has been continuously improved, the trademark information system has been upgraded and the intelligent level of trademark examination has been improved.

We will continue to strictly regulate the order of application. We will strengthen the governance of the source of patent applications and crack down on the malicious registration of trademarks, maintain the high-pressure situation of cracking down on the malicious registration and hoarding of trademarks, timely handle the malicious registration involving the national interests and social public interests, and protect the legitimate prior rights of right holders.

Achievement inspires, experience enlightens. The improvement of the quality and efficiency of intellectual property review has effectively promoted the high-quality development of China's intellectual property rights and made solid steps in the construction of China's intellectual property power.

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