Patent search report: only for utility models, it is requested to make a patent search report for utility models according to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 57 of the Patent Law before the amendment and Articles 55 and 56 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law before the amendment. The retrieval report is used to record the retrieval results, especially the documents that constitute the relevant prior art. The search report shall be in the format specified by the Patent Office. The examiner shall clearly record the retrieval field, database, basic retrieval elements and their expressions (such as keywords), the comparison documents obtained by retrieval and the correlation between the comparison documents and the application theme in the retrieval report, and other items shall be filled in completely according to the requirements of the retrieval report form.
Patent evaluation report: for utility models and designs, it is equivalent to the first notice of examination opinions on invention patents. The patent evaluation report is the evidence for the people's court or the administrative department for patent affairs to hear and handle patent infringement disputes, and it is mainly used for the people's court or the administrative department for patent affairs to determine whether it is necessary to suspend relevant procedures. The patent evaluation report is not an administrative decision, and the patentee or interested party cannot file an administrative reconsideration or administrative lawsuit.