IPR protection service center set up in Shanghai
July 31, 2017 Category IPR protection, Weekly
Shanghai’s first national intellectual property rights protection service center was established in the Pudong New Area to shorten the patent application process and enhance IPR protection. The China (Pudong) Intellectual Property Rights Protection Center in the Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park will help halve the application process to about 15 months, said Lu Guoqiang, Director of the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration. “A shorter process will help to increase the competitiveness of local companies in the face of fierce global competition on new technologies,” Lu told a press conference. Previously, applications had to be filed with the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) in Beijing, a process which could take about 30 months. The center will hire an expert panel to evaluate and help improve the patents before submitting them to the national office. Those submitted through the Pudong center will enjoy a faster “green channel” in Beijing, Lu said. Currently, the center offers fast access for the high-end manufacturing and bio-pharmaceutical industries for Pudong-based companies from both home and abroad. The service will expand later.
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