Processing of patents speeds up
Fu Zhenlin, head of an agricultural mechanics facility in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, displays his mechanical dog sled earlier this month. The gasoline-engine-powered robot, which can haul up to 200 kilograms of cargo, has been granted a patent.Qiuqilong/ Forchinadaily China now faster than US, Europe but slightly lags Japan, South Korea China's intellectual property authority is making an effort to shorten the review time for patent applications, a senior official said on Tuesday. "Last year, the average review time for a patent application in China was reduced to about 22 months, faster than the United States and the European Patent Office, and slightly slower than Japan and South Korea," said Shen Changyu, head of the State Intellectual Property Office, during a State Council news briefing. China had nearly 3.5 million patent applications last year, up by 23.8 percent year-on-year. The number of Chinese international patent applications filed under the World Intellectual Property Organization's Patent Cooperation Treaty reached 40,000 last year.













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