What department is the intellectual property development center?

The State Bureau of China National Intellectual Property Administration and the State Council, People's Republic of China, is managed by the State Administration of Market Supervision, and the administrative level is deputy ministerial level.

The bureau is responsible for protecting intellectual property rights, promoting the construction of intellectual property protection system, registering trademarks, patents and geographical indications of origin, making administrative rulings and guiding the law enforcement of trademarks and patents.

What documents do I need to submit to apply for a patent?

1. To apply for a patent for invention, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for invention, the abstract of the specification (if necessary, the appended drawings of the abstract shall be submitted), the patent claim and the specification (if necessary, the appended drawings of the specification shall be submitted).

For an application for a patent for invention involving amino acid or nucleotide sequence, the specification shall include a sequence list, which shall be submitted as a separate part of the specification, and the page number shall be written separately. At the same time, it shall submit the CD or floppy disk with an ordered list in accordance with the provisions of the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the Patent Office).

Where an invention-creation relying on genetic resources applies for a patent, the applicant shall explain the source of genetic resources in the request, and fill in the public registration form of the source of genetic resources, indicating the direct source and original source of genetic resources. If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.

2. To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the abstract of the specification and its drawings, the claims, the specification and its drawings.

3. To apply for a patent for design, the application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs (color pictures or photographs shall be submitted if color protection is required) and a brief description of the design.