Searching in databases - China

Tips & tricks for searching in databases

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.

Number search and document retrieval

• SIPO - Retrieving Chinese documents (PDF, 805 KB)
• PSS - Retrieving Chinese documents (English interface) (PDF, 1.60 MB)
• SIPO - Monitoring Chinese publications by IPC classes (PDF, 865 KB)

English machine translation

• PSS - Retrieving a machine translation (English interface) (PDF, 1.50 MB)

Legal status information

• SIPO - Legal status search in Chinese (PDF, 1.25 MB)
• SIPO - Retrieving information on fee payment in English (PDF, 1.50 MB)
• SIPO - Online file inspection in English (PDF, 1.70 MB)
• SIPO - Searching re-examination and invalidation decisions (PDF, 450 KB)
• SIPO - Retrieving online gazette issues (PDF, 650 KB)
  
• PSS - Retrieving citation information (English interface) (PDF, 1.20 MB)

Searching trade marks and designs

• CTMO - Searching Chinese trade marks (PDF, 855 KB)
• SIPO - Searching Chinese designs using classification (PDF, 950 KB)