China IP

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U.S. companies doing business in or with entities in China face a range of challenges in protecting and enforcing their intellectual property (IP) rights. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) develops U.S. IP policy; advocates for reforms to China’s IP environment to help U.S. inventors, creators, and brand owners; and works closely with U.S. companies and rights holders to protect and enforce their IP rights in China. 

This includes:

• Working with companies, individuals, and other IP stakeholders in the United States, China, and other locations to address problems in China’s IP environment.
• Developing and disseminating information, as well as hosting webinars and programs, to educate U.S. IP stakeholders on how to protect and enforce their IP rights in China.
• Advising and coordinating with other U.S. government agencies on strategies to promote U.S. IP policy, advocate for effective IP protection and enforcement in China, and secure high IP standards by implementing protective measures in our trade agreements.
• Engaging with China’s IP agencies and its judiciary to adopt U.S. IP standards and improve China’s IP environment and treatment of U.S. companies.
• Improving IP collaboration among the world’s five largest IP offices, including China’s IP office, through the IP5 (for patents), the ID5 (for industrial designs), and the TM5 (for trademarks), with the goal of strengthening and streamlining application and registration procedures for patents, industrial designs, and trademarks.