Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration approved to build China (Chengdu) Intellectual Property Protection Center. After completion, the center will carry out rapid synergistic protection of intellectual property on biological and new materials industry in order to create a better innovation and business environment for enterprises and promote high quality leap-forward development of Chengdu biomedical and new materials industry.
After the completion of the center, in terms of rapid patent review and authentication, it will carry out pre-trial services for patent applications which are requested to be fast on invention, utility model, appearance design.The invention patent will be authorized within 3 months (normal period is 2 years), utility model patent will be authorized within 1 month (normal period of 1 year), so that technological innovation can quickly translate into patents and the technology innovation advantage of the industry can be quickly formed.In terms of rapid rights protection of intellectual property, with the advantage of platforms like the national authorized intellectual property review invalid pilot and overseas intellectual property disputes response and guidance sub-center, the situation that the Intellectual Property right is difficult to be protected will be improved.
At present, the Administration for Market Regulation of Chengdu is accelerating the construction of the Intellectual Property Protection Center. On the one hand, it strengthens the construction of basic conditions; on the other hand, combined with the actual development of biological and new materials industry in Chengdu, it establishes and improves the work system of intellectual property rapid synergistic protection and standardizes workflow and procedure.
Translated by Zhou Mengjiao