ICNEA 7520—Intellectual property services

Where 7520 sits

1. M Scientific research and technical services
2. 75 Science and technology promotion and application service industry
3. 752 Intellectual property services
4. 7520 Intellectual property services

What 7520 includes

• Refers to the agency, transfer, registration, appraisal, retrieval, analysis, consulting, evaluation, operation, certification and other services of various intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, software, integrated circuit layout design, technical secrets, geographical indications, etc.
• Includes the following intellectual property services：
• Patent services: domestic patent agency services, foreign-related patent agency services, patent inquiry services, and other patent services;
• Trademark services: trademark agency services, trademark registration services, trademark inquiry services, trademark review and adjudication services, and other trademark services;
• Copyright services: copyright agency services, copyright appraisal services, copyright consulting services, overseas work registration services, foreign-related audiovisual contract certification services, copyright use remuneration collection and transfer services, other copyright services;
• Software services: software agency services, software copyright registration services, software appraisal services, and other software services;
• Integrated circuit layout design agency service;
• Sports intellectual property related services (such as sports copyright, sports intangible asset evaluation and other services), etc;
• Intellectual property agency services;
• Intellectual property search and analysis;
• Intellectual property data processing;
• Construction of Intellectual property database;
• Intellectual property evaluation;
• Intellectual property transactions;
• Intellectual property transformation;
• Custody of intellectual property rights;
• Intellectual property operation;
• Intellectual property consulting services;
• Patent navigation;
• Intellectual property analysis and review;
• Early warning analysis of Intellectual Property Rights;
• Intellectual property investment and financing;
• Notarization of intellectual property rights;
• Intellectual property appraisal;
• Intellectual property certification;
• Other intellectual property services.

What 7520 excludes

• Legal services for intellectual property rights such as patents and copyrights are included in 7231 (lawyers and related legal services);
• Mediation and arbitration services for intellectual property rights such as patents are included in 7239 (other legal services);
• The activities of publishers are included in the related industry category of 862 (Publishing Industry);
• The administrative activities of government departments are included in 9224 (Social affairs management agency);
• Technology transfer and agency services that have not applied for patents are included in 7530 (Technology intermediary services).

7520 in other systems