Practical Law UK Glossary 6-522-2696 (Approx. 4 pages)
Glossary
China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) (国家知识产权局)
A government institution managed by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), formerly named as the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and renamed to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on 28 August 2018.
The CNIPA is responsible for matters including:
Organising the implementation of national IPR strategies, especially strengthening IPR creation, protection and utilisation.
Protecting IPRs and promoting the construction of IPR protection systems.
Registering trade marks, patents and geographical indications and making relevant administrative adjudication.
The TMO, TRAB and TECC have been reorganised as a new Trademark Office under the CNIPA. The PRB has been merged into the CNIPA's Patent Office as a sub-division, namely, the Re-examination and Invalidation Department of the Patent Office (专利局复审和无效审理部).