The new patent law does not involve the modification of computer software and programs, and still takes the original definition of intellectual activities as the standard.
The content of 20 10 review guide is revised as follows: (not to mention the procedure)
1. According to the requirements of the Patent Law and its implementing rules on the protection of genetic resources and the disclosure of their sources, the specific requirements for the applicant to submit an application for a patent for invention-creation made from genetic resources and the examination criteria for the disclosure of genetic resources in the preliminary examination and substantive examination procedures have been increased;
2. In order to adapt to the changes in Article 9 of the Patent Law and Article 4 1 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, the procedures for handling the same invention-creation in the preliminary examination procedure, substantive examination procedure and invalidation procedure have been adjusted;
3. According to the provisions of Article 20 of the Patent Law and Articles 8 and 9 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, the confidential examination procedure for applications for patents in foreign countries has been increased for inventions and utility models completed in China;
4. Adapting to the change of novelty concept in Article 22 of the Patent Law, the novelty examination standard was revised, and the provisions on evidence in the invalidation procedure were adjusted accordingly;
5. In order to adapt to the revision of the patent law and its implementing rules on the authorization standard of design patent right, the specific examination standard of the relevant authorization conditions of design in the preliminary examination procedure and the specific examination standard of Article 23 of the Patent Law in the invalidation procedure have been added;
6. According to the requirements of Article 6 1 of the Patent Law and Articles 56 and 57 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, the procedures for receiving and processing requests for patent evaluation reports and the procedures for making patent evaluation reports have been set up, and the specific evaluation criteria for utility model and design patents have been increased.