China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has approved construction of a national-level intellectual property protection center in the Xiong'an New Area. The center, now in preparatory stages, will target next‑generation information technology and advanced materials. Once operational it will provide a one‑stop platform for rapid pre-examination, expedited confirmation of rights and accelerated enforcement, and aims to cut average patent grant times by about 70% to speed prote

China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has approved construction of a national-level intellectual property protection center in the Xiong'an New Area. The center, now in preparatory stages, will target next‑generation information technology and advanced materials. Once operational it will provide a one‑stop platform for rapid pre-examination, expedited confirmation of rights and accelerated enforcement, and aims to cut average patent grant times by about 70% to speed protection of corporate innovation in the covered sectors.