中国将发明专利审查时间缩短至15.5个月, 提升知识产权保护中心。 China cuts invention patent review time to 15.5 months, boosts IP protection centers.

中国国家知识产权管理局(CNIPA)报告说,发明专利的平均审查时间减少到15.5个月,商标平均审查时间稳定为4个月。 China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) reported a reduction in the average review time for invention patents to 15.5 months and stable four-month review time for trademarks. 该国目前在29个省设有124个知识产权保护中心。 The country now has 124 intellectual property protection centers across 29 provinces. 知识产权保护案件的平均处理时间在两周内,知识产权争议调解平均为28天。 The average processing time for IP rights protection cases is within two weeks, and mediation for IP disputes averages 28 days.