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Beginning January 1, 2026, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will require inventor nationality and in some cases an inventor identification number for every inventor ...

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The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has instituted a change in its inventor information requirements. For Chinese patent applications filed on or after January 1, 2026, ...

The number of high-value invention patents held on the Chinese mainland had reached 2.29 million by the end of last year, ...

“While CNIPA may not always require export permissions as indicated by a technology export license or registration certificate, failure to obtain one could lead to challenges to ownership in the ...

The average ownership of high-value invention patents had reached 16 patents per 10,000 people in 2025, it noted. There were more than 4.2 million trademarks registered on the Chinese mainland last ...

In considering where an invention was ‘completed’ the CNIPA’s invalidation raises issues for any company carrying out R&D in China, says Jennifer Che of Eagle IP. China and the US are similar in that ...