CNIPA Issues Patent Certificates in Electronic Form
Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released Announcement No. 349, according to which CNIPA ceases to issue patent certificates in paper form and will issue electronic patent certificates instead for electronic patent applications through its patent electronic application system. The new practice will apply to electronic applications whose granted patents are published on 3 March 2020 or after. A paper patent certificate, if needed, could be obtained by submitting a request to CNIPA.
