What does the patent application examination guide include?

As the patent administrative department of the State Council, China National Intellectual Property Administration entrusted the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office to accept and examine patent applications, and the Patent Office made various decisions in the name of national intellectual property rights. China National Intellectual Property Administration has established the Patent Reexamination Board, which is responsible for examining the request for invalidation and making a decision.

In order to handle patent applications and requests objectively, fairly, accurately and promptly according to the law, China National Intellectual Property Administration has formulated the Patent Examination Guide according to the provisions of Article 122 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law. The patent examination guide is the embodiment of the patent law and its detailed rules, the basis and standard for the administration of the patent office and the patent reexamination board according to law, and the rules that the parties concerned should abide by at the above stage.

This Guide is based on the 2006 edition, revised according to the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) promulgated on February 27th, 2008 and the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) promulgated on October 9th, 20 10, and published as the departmental regulations of China National Intellectual Property Administration.