The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has added China’s national patent collection to its Patentscope database. With the three million Chinese records, the patent database now provides access to 32.5 million Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) records from 34 countries and regions. The move is another “big step forward” for Patentscope, which is a “unique world-wide service for players in the global race to conceive, produce and market new products,” said WIPO director general Francis Gurry. “These documents will give users a fresh, important perspective on the workings of one of the world’s most-dynamic economies.” Patentscope provides access to PCT applications in full text format on the day of publication. The information may be searched by entering keywords, applicant name, international classification and other search criteria in multiple languages.