The State Intellectual Property Office (Patent Office) is directly under the State Council and is a national administrative institution. Most people are not civil servants, but enjoy the treatment of civil servants. Only a small number of people are employed as civil servants. The State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China is an agency directly under the State Council, responsible for organizing and coordinating national intellectual property protection work and promoting the construction of an intellectual property protection work system.

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① The State Intellectual Property Office is a national bureau managed by ministries and commissions of the State Council. It is managed by the State Administration for Market Regulation and its administrative level is deputy ministerial level.

②In March 2018, according to the institutional reform plan of the State Council approved by the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress, the plan proposed to combine the responsibilities of the State Intellectual Property Office and the trademarks of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Management Responsibilities.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia "National Patent Office"