What is the relationship between China National Intellectual Property Administration and the Patent Office? whether or not
The Patent Administration Department of the State Council referred to in the Patent Law refers to China National Intellectual Property Administration, which is the administrative organ directly under the State Council. China National Intellectual Property Administration entrusted the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office to be responsible for the acceptance, examination, reexamination and authorization of patent applications and the examination of requests for invalidation. The Patent Office is directly affiliated to China National Intellectual Property Administration. Therefore, all patent applications in China should be examined and approved by the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office.