In July 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) approved the establishment of three resident representative offices for foreign patent agencies, bringing the total to eight in the country.
The following are the three offices.
- Bals & Vogel Guangzhou Representative Office (德國博格專利事務(wù)所廣州代表處)
- LLR Beijing Representative Office (法國理利知識產(chǎn)權(quán)事務(wù)所北京代表處)
- Pintas LCW Guangzhou Representative Office (馬來西亞賓大斯專利事務(wù)所廣州代表處)
As of 31 July 2023, CNIPA has approved the establishment of eight resident representative offices of foreign patent agencies in China.
The following are the other five approved for establishment in 2022.
- Guangzhou Representative Office of French Levy Intellectual Property Company (法國利維知識產(chǎn)權(quán)公司廣州代表處)
- Guangzhou Representative Office of French Novartis Technologies Ltd. (法國諾華技術(shù)股份有限公司廣州代表處)
- Suzhou Representative Office of American Anova Patent Agency Ltd. (美國北維專利代理有限責(zé)任公司蘇州代表處)
- Nanjing Representative Office of South Korea Tian Patent & Trademark Office (韓國田專利商標(biāo)事務(wù)所南京代表處)
- Nanjing Representative Office of Japan Cosmos International Patent and Trademark Office (日本秋櫻國際專利商標(biāo)事務(wù)所南京代表處)
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Contributors: CJO Staff Contributors Team
