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22 March 2022

China Has Ceased Issuing Paper Patent Certificates

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The authenticity of the e-certificate can be verified through China patent electronic application system.
China Intellectual Property

According to the CNIPA announcement 427 released February 11, 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) would no longer accept requests for paper patent certificates of e-filed patent applications from March 1, 2022.

The authenticity of the e-certificate can be verified through China patent electronic application system.

https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/art/2022/2/11/art_74_173171.html

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