Following a joint decision by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), the CNIPA-CIPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program will be extended for another five years, from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2031. The r

Following a joint decision by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the European Patent Office (EPO), the CNIPA-EPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program was launched on August 1, 2026.With the launch of the CNIPA-EPO PPH Pilot Program, applicants from both sid

Since the beginning of this year, Chinas intellectual property (IP) work has continued the high-quality development momentum seen during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, achieving a steady start and a sound opening for the 15th Five-Year Plan.Based on the statistical data, in the first half of the ye

Pursuant to the Notice on the Collection of EPO International Search Fees in RMB Under the China-EPO PCT International Search Authority Pilot Program, the RMB standard for international search fees collected on behalf of EPO under the pilot program effective from August 1st, 2026 will be adjusted. T

Ⅰ. Chinese biopharmaceutical companies’ accelerating layout in Europe makes quality protection the next priorityRegarding relevant EPO data, the number of European patent applications filed by Chinese applicants in the chemical field has increased dramatically in recent years, especially in the biot