China launches free patent translation tool
01 May 2008
Emma Barraclough, London
China is offering a free online machine translation service for patent searchers
The Chinese-to-English translation engine was launched on April 25. It was developed by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the China Patent Information Center (CPIC).
The service allows English language searching for bibliographic data and abstracts of published Chinese patent documents and utility models. The translation engine is now open to the public for testing and SIPO wants to collect feedback to help it improve the service.
SIPO says that it launched the translation tool to meet global demands for Chinese patent information.
In just 20 years, China has become the fifth largest patent office in the world, measured by the number of patent applications filed. Patent filings by Chinese residents grew...
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