Recently, the State Intellectual Property Office approved the change of the name of China (Changzhou) intellectual property protection center to China (Changzhou) intellectual property protection center.

China (Changzhou) intellectual property protection center was approved for construction on December 30, 2016, which is the first intellectual property protection center approved for construction in China. Since its operation, the protection center has implemented patent navigation for industrial planning in 18 key industries, including intelligent hardware, rail transit vehicles, robots, new medical devices, and new energy vehicles, focusing on the construction of Changzhou's top ten industrial chains. It has updated 46 industry navigation early warning analysis reports, completed 3088 patent application services, and accepted 2043 patents. Among them, 1297 patents were prequalified, 970 patents were rapidly authorized, and more than two-thirds of invention patents were prequalified and authorized, and the average authorization period was shortened to three months. The protection center assisted the administrative organs in quickly handling 787 patent infringement disputes, investigating 1456 counterfeit patent cases and mediating 83 cases. 22 times of various types of intellectual property training, nearly 5000 people. In the comprehensive assessment of the national intellectual property protection center of the State Intellectual Property Organization in 2019, Changzhou Protection Center ranked first.

為進一步推動保護中心建設，實現更加高效、便捷、低成本的知識產權“一站式”服務，同時，也為與全國其他保護中心名稱保持一致，常州保護中心更名申請獲國家知識產權局批復同意。

下一步，中國（常州）知識產權保護中心將充分發揮保護中心職能, 緊扣地方產業發展需求 , 從人員、載體、業務等方面全面推進保護中心建設, 加快打造國內一流、特色鮮明的國家級知識產權協同保護平臺。

目前，全省已有常州、南京、蘇州、徐州、南通五家知識產權保護中心。