AFD Newsletter, February 2019

CNIPA Held Meetings to Discuss Tasks Deployment in 2019

On February 12, the National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held a meeting to deploy the key works in 2019.

According the information released, the CNIPA will

• further clarify the "timetable" and "road map" of key tasks implementation and strengthen accountability, particularly trying to meet the National IP Plan's requirements of shortening the trademark and patent examination time in 2019.
• make efforts on IPR protection, coordination in the revision of the Patent Law, faster establishment of an IPR system, improvement of the identification and IPR infringement criteria of trademark rights and patent rights, and establishment of a unified identification system for geographical indications.