China Will Reorganize State Intellectual Property Office

According to the Thirteenth National People’s Congress, the State Council will reorganize the State Intellectual Property Office. The responsibility of the current State Intellectual Property Office, the responsibility of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on trademark management, and the responsibilities of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on the administration of geographical indications of origin shall be integrated, and the new State Intellectual Property Office shall be reorganized and managed by the State Market Supervision Administration.