Refined Intellectual Property Office

Hu Wenhui, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) headed a delegation to Spain and Switzerland upon invitation for working visits recently.

Upon invitation, Liao Tao, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) headed a delegation to Italy, the Republic of Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for working visits.

Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) met the visiting Abdulla Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Liao Tao, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) met John Conway, President of INTERPAT and Senior Vice President of Sanofi Group in Beijing recently.

The List of Multilateral Cooperation Deliverables of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was officially published recently with the inclusion of three IP items.

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) have jointly decided to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for an infinite period of time from November 1, 2023.

Lu Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) met Monique Cheng Joe, Senior Vice President at NBC Universal Media, LLC. in Beijing on October 18.

The 15th BRICS Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Meeting was held via video conference recently. Rory Voller, Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) of South Africa hosted the meeting attended by Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) have jointly decided to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for another five years from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2028.

Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) met Julio Moreira, President of the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in Beijing on October 11.