China National Intellectual Property Administration

The agency was founded in 1980 as the Patent Office of the People's Republic of China, before changing its name to State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) then to "National Intellectual Property Administration," and, in 2018, to China National Intellectual Property Administration as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions. == History ==

SIPO established a database of patents granted for traditional Chinese medicine. As SIPO, the institution became the world's largest patent office in 2011. ==Trademarks==

Under China's trademark regulations, CNIPA has authority to register trademarks and organize a board that adjudicates trademark disputes and appeals. The agency has the power to confiscate and destroy any infringing marks, and issue fines up to 100,000 Yuan for certain violators. == See also ==