What it does
CNIPA China Patent Search queries the Chinese patent corpus by keyword (English or Chinese), applicant, IPC class, date, or status. It returns invention, utility-model, and design patents with bilingual title and abstract, applicants, inventors, IPC codes, key dates, family size, and citations — a programmatic alternative to commercial tools like PatSnap.
Who it's for
IP attorneys and patent analysts, corporate R&D; and competitive-intelligence teams, and anyone tracking innovation and filings in China.
Sample fields / output
- patent type (invention / utility / design)
- bilingual title + abstract (EN/ZH)
- applicants
- inventors
- IPC class
- filing / publication dates
- patent family size
- citations
Example use cases
- Run a freedom-to-operate or prior-art search across Chinese filings in English.
- Track a competitor's Chinese patent activity by applicant or IPC class.
- Map an innovation landscape with family size and citation signals.
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FAQ
Can I search in English?
Yes — keyword search accepts English or Chinese, and results include bilingual titles and abstracts.
What patent types are covered?
Invention patents, utility models, and design patents.
How is this different from Google Patents?
It returns structured CNIPA data — IPC, family size, citations, and bilingual abstracts — built for programmatic search and competitive intel.
See also: New — CNIPA China Patent Search
See also: New — HK Trademark Search
See also: New — Korea KIPRIS Plus — KIPO Patents, Designs & Trademarks
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