According to the provisions of Articles 39 and 40 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, the China National Intellectual Property Administration decided to amend the patent certificate. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

For patents whose authorized announcement date is after June 1, 2024 (inclusive), the China National Intellectual Property Administration will issue new patent certificates. The new version of the patent certificate adopts the A4 standard vertical layout, optimizing and adjusting the layout of cataloging items.

The old and new versions of patent certificates have equal legal effect. The China National Intellectual Property Administration does not provide the service of replacing the old patent certificate issued with the new one. For those who request to replace or correct the patent certificate according to the provisions of Section 1.2, Chapter IX, Part V of the Guidelines for Patent Examination, the China National Intellectual Property Administration will issue a new version of the patent certificate after June 1, 2024 (inclusive).

This announcement is hereby made.

New version of patent certificate format

May 10, 2024