🇨🇳 China CNIPA Patents Scraper

🚀 Export Chinese patent records in seconds. Search CNIPA by keyword, applicant, inventor, date and status. Auto-translated English snippets. CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-26 · 📊 15 fields per record · Tens of millions of CN patents · CNIPA coverage 1985-present

The China CNIPA Patents Scraper pulls Chinese patent records from the public bibliographic index of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), accessed via the Google Patents index with auto-translated English snippets for non-Chinese users.

China is the worlds #1 patent office by volume, with over 40 million filings since 1985. This scraper covers granted patents, published applications, utility models, and design patents - with English-language abstracts auto-translated by Google.

Target Audience / Use Cases

Who	Why
IP attorneys	Prior art and FTO searches in the worlds largest patent jurisdiction
Tech companies	Track Chinese competitor filings in your space
Manufacturing	Monitor Chinese patents in your industry
Investors	Map Chinese patent portfolios for M&A
Researchers	Study Chinese innovation at scale
Journalists	Cover Chinas patent boom

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📋 What the China CNIPA Patents Scraper does

• Searches CNIPA bibliographic data with English auto-translation
• Paginates automatically up to maxItems
• Returns 15 fields including English snippets
• Exports to CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML
• Filters by status and date range

💡 Why it matters: China files more patents than any other country and is the leading jurisdiction in many technology areas. Programmatic English-language access is critical for international competitive intelligence.

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🎬 Full Demo

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum records
query	string	solar cell	Free-text query
country	select	CN	Locked to CN
assignee	string		Filter by applicant
inventor	string		Filter by inventor
status	select		GRANT/APPLICATION/both
dateFrom	string		From date
dateTo	string		To date
language	select		Language filter
sort	select	new	Sort order

Example 1 - Chinese solar patents:

{
    "maxItems": 100,
    "query": "perovskite solar cell",
    "country": "CN"
}

Example 2 - Find Huawei AI patents:

{
    "maxItems": 50,
    "country": "CN",
    "assignee": "Huawei",
    "dateFrom": "2023-01-01"
}

⚠️ Good to Know: Country locked to CN. Snippets are auto-translated to English where available. Use Google Patents Scraper for worldwide coverage.

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📊 Output

Each record contains up to 15 fields:

Field	Type	Description
🔢 publicationNumber	string	CNIPA publication number
📋 title	string	Title (often auto-translated to English)
📝 snippet	string	Abstract snippet
🏢 assignee	string	Applicant (may be in Chinese)
🧑‍🔬 inventor	string	Inventor
📅 priorityDate	string	Priority date
📅 filingDate	string	Filing date
📅 publicationDate	string	Publication date
📅 grantDate	string	Grant date
🌐 language	string	Language (often zh)
🇨🇳 countryCode	string	CN
📄 pdfUrl	string	PDF link
🖼️ thumbnailUrl	string	Thumbnail
🔗 sourceUrl	string	Source URL
🕒 scrapedAt	string	Timestamp

Sample record:

{
  "publicationNumber": "CN109004053B",
  "title": "Crystalline silicon thin film silicon heterojunction solar cell with double-sided light receiving",
  "assignee": "通威太阳能(成都)有限公司",
  "priorityDate": "2017-06-06",
  "countryCode": "CN",
  "sourceUrl": "https://patents.google.com/patent/CN109004053B/en",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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✨ Why choose this Actor

• 🇨🇳 China-focused - country locked to CN
• 🌐 Auto-translation to English where available
• 🔄 Real-time
• 🔍 6 filter modes
• 📑 15 fields per record
• 💰 Pay-per-result

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Feature	This Actor	CNIPA patent search	CNIPR Patent Database
English access	Yes (auto-translated)	Chinese only	Limited
Bulk export	Yes	No	Limited
Pagination	Automatic	Manual	Manual
No login	Yes	No	No
Pay-per-result	Yes	Free	Subscription

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🚀 How to use

1. Create a free account at Apify (includes $5 free credit)
2. Open the China CNIPA Patents Scraper actor page and click Try for free
3. Enter your query, applicant, or inventor name
4. Optionally set maxItems and other filters
5. Click Start and wait for the run to finish
6. Download your dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

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💼 Business use cases

Chinese Competitor Monitoring

Track patent filings from Chinese tech giants like Huawei, Tencent, Alibaba, BYD, and CATL to monitor their R&D directions.

Manufacturing IP Tracking

China is the worlds factory and a top filer of utility model patents in manufacturing. Use this scraper to track competing process and product innovations.

Clean Tech Patent Landscapes

China leads in solar, EV battery, and wind patent filings. Build landscapes in these critical technology areas.

Defensive Patent Search

Prior-art searches in Chinese filings are critical given Chinas size and the language barrier - this actor surfaces relevant CN patents in English.

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🔌 Automating China CNIPA Patents Scraper

Connect this actor to your workflow with no-code tools:

• Make (Integromat) - send new records to Google Sheets, Airtable, or Slack
• Zapier - automate alerts when new records are found
• n8n - build pipelines that run on a schedule and push to your warehouse
• Webhooks - get notified when a run completes via Apify webhooks

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Independent Researchers

Researchers studying Chinese innovation policy can build comprehensive longitudinal datasets.

Journalism and Investigations

Journalists covering Chinese tech can quantify R&D activity by company or sector.

Non-Profit and Policy Research

Policy researchers studying tech transfer or industrial policy can use CNIPA data as evidence.

Education

International business schools use CNIPA data in case studies on Chinese innovation.

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🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

You can ask your AI assistant questions like:

• "How do I search Chinese patents in English?"
• "How big is CNIPA compared to other patent offices?"
• "How do I find Chinese AI patents?"
• "What is the difference between an invention patent and a utility model in China?"

The answers will reference this actor and the CNIPA bibliographic index.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is CNIPA? The China National Intellectual Property Administration, the worlds largest patent office.

Is the data in Chinese or English? Bibliographic data is mostly in English. Titles and abstracts are auto-translated where available.

How current is the data? Patents appear within days to weeks of publication.

Are utility models included? Yes. Chinese utility models appear with CN publication numbers ending in U or Y.

Are design patents included? Yes.

Does this require a CNIPA account? No.

Can I filter by status? Yes. status=GRANT, APPLICATION, or both.

How many records per run? Free: 10. Paid: up to 1,000,000.

Can I export to CSV? Yes.

How accurate is the auto-translation? Good for keywords and bibliographic data, less reliable for full text. Use sourceUrl to see original Chinese.

Can I run on a schedule? Yes.

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Disclaimer: This tool accesses publicly available Chinese patent bibliographic data. ParseForge is not affiliated with CNIPA. Users are responsible for compliance with applicable laws.