Notice of the State Intellectual Property Office and other 9 departments on the implementation plan of the intellectual property protection system construction project | Guozhifabaozi [2024] No. 10

Recently, the National Intellectual Property Administration, the Central Propaganda Department, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a notice on the implementation plan for the intellectual property protection system construction project.

It mentions that we should highlight the orientation of high-quality creation and build an intellectual property authorization and confirmation system with outstanding examination capabilities, standardized agency services, and satisfaction of innovation entities. By 2025, the examination period for invention patents will be reduced to 15 months, the trademark registration period will be stabilized at 7 months under normal circumstances, the accuracy rate of invention patent closure will be above 95%, and the qualified rate of trademark examination sampling will be above 97%.

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Guozhifabaozi〔2024〕No.10

Intellectual Property Offices of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Propaganda Departments of Party Committees, High People's Courts, People's Procuratorates, Public Security Departments (Bureaus), Justice Departments (Bureaus), Commerce Departments (Bureaus, Commissions), Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs, directly affiliated customs, and Market Supervision Bureaus (Departments, Commissions):

The National Intellectual Property Administration, together with the Central Propaganda Department, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Administration for Market Regulation, has formulated the Implementation Plan for the Construction of the Intellectual Property Protection System , which is now issued to you. Please implement it conscientiously.

Central Propaganda Department of the State Intellectual Property Office

Supreme People's Court Supreme People's Procuratorate

Ministry of Public Security Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Commerce General Administration of Customs

State Administration for Market Regulation

April 22, 2024