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AFD China Newsletter - January 2022

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In December 2021, CNIPA issued Announcement No. 464, announcing that the service of electronic priority document exchange between EPO and CNIPA via direct bilateral exchange platform is to be terminated from January 1, 2022.

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The Service of Electronic Transmission of Priority Documents between EPO and CNIPA Is Migrated from Bilateral Exchange Platform to WIPO DAS System

In December 2021, China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Announcement No. 464, announcing that the service of electronic priority document exchange between European Patent Office (EPO) and CNIPA via direct bilateral exchange platform is to be terminated from January 1, 2022.

This service was launched on September 3, 2012 and has greatly benefited the applicants of Chinese and European applications. The termination of this service is because EPO has decided to use WIPO DAS as the sole tool for exchanging priority documents electronically.

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