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This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
If your patent has ceased because you did not pay your renewal fee in time, you can apply to restore it.
Guidance on searching for right holders in copyright works to obtain permission to reproduce the work.
Sections (76.01 - 76.28) last updated: April 2024.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
This notice is aimed at small business and individuals who may wish to assign their own copyright or have been asked to assign copyright.
Sections (117B.01 - 117B.05) last updated: October 2026.
Sections (117.01 - 117.31) last updated: October 2026.
Understand how intellectual property crime and infringement occurs and impacts on businesses.
Protection of your copyright work abroad will usually be automatic in the same way UK protection works.
Patentability.
Section last updated: April 2026.
Sections (64.01 - 64.06) last update July 2021.
This section details the recent main changes to the manual.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
The below provides guidance and helpful information on the IPO's attaché based in China
Section (13.01 - 13.144) last updated July 2020.
Section (5.01 - 5.56) last updated: March 2017.
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