China formulating first middle and long-term plan for patent agency industry (People’s Daily)
China formulating first middle and long-term plan for patent agency industry (People’s Daily)
The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released China’s first Plan for the Development of Patent Agency Industry (2009-2015) in Beijing on June 3. The plan proposed further improving the patent agency industry legal system and establishing a management system which would combine administrative supervision and self-regulation in the industry over the next seven years. The plan clearly …