On 14 February 2019, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA, previously SIPO) announced its reconstruction. According to the announcement, a "big" Trademark Office and a "big" Patent Office will be organized under CNIPA. The "big" Trademark Office will include the following offices:
- The Trademark Office under the previous State Administration of Industry and Commerce;
- The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) under the previous State Administration of Industry and Commerce;
- Trademark Examination Coordination Center under the previous State Administration of Industry and Commerce.
The "big" Patent Office will include the following offices:
- The Patent Office under the previous SIPO;
- The Patent Re-examination Board under the previous SIPO.
With such reconstruction, the stamps of these offices and some of the application forms will be replaced with new ones from 1 April 2019. Such new forms will be available online from 1 March 2019 at www.cnipa.gov.cn for patents and http://sbj.saic.gov.cn for trademarks. However, the locations of the offices and the procedure of specific cases will remain the same.