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授权周期缩短至3个月 上海专利预审为创新“提速”
Xin Hua Wang·2025-08-23 02:57

Core Viewpoint - The Shanghai Intellectual Property Protection Center has implemented a patent pre-examination policy that significantly accelerates the patent authorization process for companies, enhancing their innovation capabilities and market competitiveness [1][3][4]. Group 1: Patent Pre-examination Process - From January to July 2023, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Protection Center received 6,947 pre-examination cases and accepted 6,449, with 4,911 cases passing the pre-examination [1]. - Over 10,000 patent applications have successfully entered the rapid examination green channel after passing the pre-examination, reducing the average authorization period for invention patents to 3 months [1]. - The pre-examination process involves a thorough review of formal issues, novelty, and obvious creativity, ensuring that only high-quality patents are forwarded to the National Intellectual Property Administration [3]. Group 2: Impact on Companies - More than 4,000 entities have submitted applications for pre-examination services, with over 80% being private and small to medium-sized enterprises [3]. - The pre-examination service has encouraged companies to innovate by shortening the patent authorization cycle, thus enhancing their research and development efforts [4]. - The Shanghai Intellectual Property Protection Center aims to expand its services further, allowing more innovative entities to benefit from accelerated intellectual property protection [4].