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Two shield badges linked by a two-way data-stream ribbon: the left with copyright and registered-trademark symbols and a gear-lightbulb, the right a customs gateway with a shipping container, plus a magnifying glass — CNIPA and China Customs sharing IP data for cross-border enforcement

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CNIPA and China Customs Issue a Joint Opinion (No. 30): Systematic Cross-Border Trademark and Patent Enforcement, Higher-Value Recordal

On 14 October, China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the General Administration of Customs (GACC) jointly released an Opinion on Strengthening Coordinated IP Protection (Guo Zhi Fa Bao Zi [2026] No. 30, signed on 8 October). It turns the two agencies' cross-border cooperation on trademarks and patents from case-by-case help into a standing mechanism with clear divisions of labour.## Data flows both ways, so the border has more to work withThe core is information sharing.