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Searching in databases - China
Easy, step-by-step instructions on how to use Chinese search interfaces without knowledge of Chinese. Click on the links below to download the respective search guides.
Installation of plug-ins for SIPO's databases
- SIPO - Installation of ActiveX plug-in (PDF, 690 KB)
- EPPIS - Installation of plug-in (PDF, 211 KB)
Number search and document retrieval
- Input of numbers in Chinese databases (PDF, 224 KB)
- SIPO - Number search in Chinese (PDF, 600 KB)
- EPPIS - Number search in Chinese (PDF 452 KB)
English machine translation
- SIPO - Retrieving a machine translation (PDF, 819 KB)
- CNIPR/C-Pat Search - Retrieving a machine translation (PDF, 408 KB)
Legal status information
- SIPO - Legal status search in Chinese (PDF, 260 KB)
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EPPIS -
Legal status search in Chinese
(PDF, 417 KB)
- SIPO - Retrieving information on fee payment (PDF, 400 KB)
Searching trade marks and designs
- CMTO - Searching Chinese trade marks (PDF, 787 KB)
- SIPO - Searching Chinese designs using classification (PDF, 560 KB)