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Tighter patent pre-exam rules target agencies as China pushes for innovation quality

By MLex Staff ( September 19, 2025, 07:53 GMT | Insight) -- China’s intellectual property protection centers will no longer accept patent pre-examination requests from agencies outside a designated list, in a change that officials say is part of efforts to curb low-quality filings and better serve innovators.China’s intellectual property protection centers will no longer accept patent pre-examination requests from agencies outside a designated list, in a change that officials say is part of efforts to curb low-quality filings and better serve innovators....

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