CNIPA has the following institutions:

1. General Office.  The General Office is responsible for the daily operation of the CNIPA, and works on safety, confidentiality, public complaints, open government, informatization, etc. It also conducts policy research, organizes and carries out work related to intellectual property publicity, and releases important government information.

2. Department of Treaty and Law. The Department of Treaty and Law coordinates and puts forward plans for the drafting and modification of international intellectual property treaties and for foreign-related intellectual property negotiations; drafts relevant laws, regulations, and codes; conducts the legality review of normative documents, administrative reconsideration, administrative litigation, etc.; formulates examination policies and criteria for judging the confirmation of authorization rights for trademarks, patents, appellations of origin and geographical indications, and integrated circuit layout designs, and organizes the implementation of applications, acceptance, authorization...

These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions, the Plan for Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions, and the Institutional Reform Plan of the State Council approved by the First Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), which were deliberated and adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee.

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) is a vice-ministerial-level state agency under the State Administration for Market Regulation of China.

The CNIPA shall implement the CPC Central Committee's principles, policies, decisions, and plans on work related to intellectual property, and uphold and strengthen the Party's centralized and unified leadership on work related to intellectual property when performing its duties. Its major responsibilities are as follows...