Jun 23, 2022 05:50 PM (GMT+8) · EqualOcean
Weibaozhi, director of the examination business management department of the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office, introduced at a regular press conference on the 23rd that the executive meeting of the State Council and the teleconference on "release, management and service" reform had clearly requested that the average examination cycle of invention patents should be reduced by one third within five years from 2018, of which the examination cycle of high-value patents should be reduced by more than half. He said that by the end of last year, China's high-value patent examination cycle had been reduced to 13.3 months, and the goal set by the State Council had been achieved ahead of schedule. By the end of this year, the State Intellectual Property Office will ensure to complete the target task of reducing the examination cycle of invention patents, and provide more powerful support for continuously creating a good innovation environment and business environment.

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