Patents refer to exclusive interests and rights. For business organizations, patents are the only place where competitors of a business have to disclose certain key information to the public that would not be disclosed elsewhere. Therefore, analysts of corporate competitive intelligence can obtain a large amount of useful information from patent documents through detailed, rigorous, comprehensive, and relevant analysis, so that the disclosed patent information can be used by the company, thereby realizing its unique economic value.
If a party delays the time limit stipulated in the Patent Law or these Rules or the time limit specified by the Patent Administration Department of the State Council due to force majeure, resulting in the loss of its rights, the party shall, at the latest, within 2 months from the date when the obstacle is eliminated. Within 2 years from the expiration of the time limit, you may request the patent administration department of the State Council to restore your rights.
Except for the circumstances stipulated in the preceding paragraph, if a party delays the time limit stipulated in the Patent Law or these Rules or the time limit specified by the Patent Administration Department of the State Council due to other legitimate reasons, resulting in the loss of its rights, the party may self-receive the State Council Patent Application Request to the Patent Administration Department of the State Council for restoration of rights within 2 months from the date of notification from the administrative department.
If a party requests the restoration of rights in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 or 2 of this article, he shall submit a request for restoration of rights, explain the reasons, attach relevant supporting documents when necessary, and handle the necessary procedures before the loss of rights. Corresponding procedures; if you request restoration of rights in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this article, you must also pay a request fee for restoration of rights.
If the party concerned requests to extend the time limit specified by the patent administration department of the State Council, he shall explain the reasons to the patent administration department of the State Council and go through relevant procedures before the expiration of the time limit.