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China to Cancel All Patent Subsidies Wednesday, January 27, 2021
On January 27, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced in the “Notice of the CNIPA on Further Strictly Regulating Patent Application Behavior” (国家知识产权局关于进一步严格规范专利申请行为的通知) the end of all patent subsidies by 2025. Subsidies for patent application filings and other stages of the patent prosecution process (e.g., requesting exam) will end by June 30, 2021. Only subsidies for granting of patents (including foreign patents) are allowed for now but local governments must cancel them by 2025. The timing of this announcement (coincidentally?) coincides with the January 13, 2021 U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) report on Non-Market Factors in China that increase patent and trademark filings by Chinese applicants.