CNIPA unveils Notification on Improvements for Registration Management System of Industrial Intellectual Property Federation

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On January 16th of 2021 China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) had unveiled ‘Notification on Improvements for Registration Management System of Industrial Intellectual Property Federation.

*The Industrial Intellectual Property Alliance refers to the industrial development alliance based on the cooperative operation of patents with intellectual property rights as a linking.

■ Background

CNIPA had issued this notification to regulate and standardize the management of the Federation of Industrial Intellectual Property Rights (the following Federation) and lead the development of the Federation’s standards.

■ Main Contents

This is required for each provincial intellectual property bureau should strengthen the routine supervision and management of the Federation and the main contents are as following.

◎ Registration Requirements

- If you meet the requirements of registration encourage the registration as a for-profit corporation or nonprofit corporation in the relevant department by setting a deadline when satisfying requirements of registration.

- If you do not meet the requirements of registration it will be regulated as following to requests for disclosure accountability and specification.

◎ Designation

- For the title of the federation it cannot be included with the phrases as following: ‘China’ ‘Chinese’ ‘Nationwide’ ‘International’ and ‘Strategy’.

- Not allowed for arbitrarily act under the title of a national institution.

- Not to be active under the titles of ‘One-to-One Road’ or ‘Military-Ministry Convergence’.

- Not allowed for charged or stamped in the title of Federation

■ Related Contents

When any offensive problems as violation of the registered federation or violation of rules are unveiled during the business period each provincial intellectual property bureau must immediately cooperate with the relevant department and report to CNIPA in order to cracking down on issues found and cancelling the registration.

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