SIPO users acknowledging the national patent authority's performance by giving 77.3 points to its patent examination quality, according to a SIPO survey for 2008.

In early 2009, SIPO hired a survey agency to invite patent applicants, right holders, professionals and invalidation petitioners to comment on its patent examination quality in 2008.  The survey drew in 2,576 interviews via face-to-face dialogue, telephone and email.

Results show users are satisfied with the comfort, security and accuracy of patent examination and demands improvements in time, cost and consistency.  When segmenting different stages of examination, they recognize the quality of PCT international search and international examination, patent reception and procedure management.

(China IP News)