The following is a detailed list of the Chinese intellectual property documentation held within the British Library IP collection, with links to free material online.
Material on this list may only be available in Chinese. We cannot translate items for you.
This page does not include material on the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.
Intellectual Property stock locations
IP Open Access: Always available in the Business & IP Centre
IP Reserve South: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in typically 1-3 hours
IP Reserve North: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in 48+ hours. If a nine-digit number is shown under "location", these can be ordered for use in the Centre by registered readers through Explore the British Library. Please type the number into the Explore search box to rapidly retrieve the record.
IP Reserve Material cannot be ordered for same-day delivery after 16:00. Sometimes the service may not be available all day on Saturday due to staffing. Some Reserve Material may not be available at times due to stock movements. Please contact us before your visit to check.
Authority
State Intellectual Property Office
| Title | Holdings | Format | Location |
Patent Specifications | |||
| Unexamined Applications (A specs) | 1091208 - to date | CD/DVD | IP Open Access |
| 1030001 - 112262 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268655) | |
| 85100001 – 88103541 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268655) | |
| Examined Applications (B or C specs) | 1025708 - to date | CD/DVD | IP Open Access |
| 1030001 - 1027121 | Paper | IP Reserve North | |
| 85100001 - 87108250 | Paper | IP Reserve North | |
| The same patent application has a new publication number at each stage | |||
Patent Databases | |||
| China Patent Database | 1985 - to date | Online | |
| CNPAT Access | 1985 - 2003 | CD/DVD | IP Open Access |
Indexes and Abstracts | |||
| China Patent Gazette | 1998 - 2003 | CD/DVD | IP Open Access |
| 1985 - 1997 | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
| Classified Patent Lists | 1988 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Derwent World Patent Abstracts | 1987 - 1998 | Paper | IP Reserve North |
Miscellaneous Patent Publications | |||
| Annual Report | 1985 - 1993 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Utility Models | |||
| Specifications | 2174835 - to date | CD/DVD | IP Open Access |
| 2030001 - 2185966 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268656) | |
| 85200001 - 88219750 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268656) | |
| China Utility Model Gazette (abstracts) | 1985 - 1997 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Trade Marks | |||
| China Trade Mark Gazette | 1980 - 1993 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| China Trade Mark Review/Report | 1950 - 1965 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| China Trade Mark Gazette | 1929 - 1948 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| China Trade Mark Record (English language) | 1923 - 1929 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Registered Designs | |||
| Specifications (D specs) | 3270284 - to date | CD/DVD | IP Open Access |
| China Design Gazette | (1985) – 3071701 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| We do not hold any Chinese design information between 1987 and the beginning of the CD/DVD publication. | |||
State of Manchukuo Intellectual Property Publications | |||
| Patent Gazette | 1936 - 1941 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Trade Mark Gazette | 1936 - 1941 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Journal Oficiel des Marques de Fabrique (French-language) | 1934 - 1936 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Design Gazette | 1936 - 1941 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Name Index to Patents | 1936 - 1940 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Class Index of Patents | 1937 - 1940 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Name and Class Index to Designs | 1936 - 1939 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
