A seminar was held last week for more than 30 patent examiners from Europe, Japan, South Korea, the United States and China's State Intellectual Property Office.

SIPO Commissioner Tian Lipu said the event enabled patent examiners from various countries to "enhance exchanges to improve service quality". He also called for higher examination efficiency.

The five regions represented at the annual seminar generate about 80 percent of the world's patent applications.

(Source: China Daily)