(1) Within three months from the date of receipt of the rejection decision made by the Patent Office, the patent applicant may submit a reexamination request to the Patent Reexamination Board; if the time limit for filing a reexamination request does not meet the above provisions, Requests for review will not be accepted.
(2) If the time limit for filing a reexamination request does not comply with the above provisions, but the reexamination requester files a request for restoration of rights after the Patent Reexamination Board makes a decision not to accept the request, if the request for restoration of rights complies with the Patent Law If the provisions of Article 7 and Article 93 of the Implementing Rules regarding the restoration of rights are allowed, restoration is allowed, and the request for review shall be accepted; if the relevant provisions are not met, restoration will not be granted.
(3) If the time limit for filing a reexamination request does not comply with the above provisions, but the reexamination requester files a request for restoration of rights before the Patent Reexamination Board makes a decision not to accept the application, the above two requests may be processed together; If the request for restoration of rights complies with the provisions on restoration of rights in Articles 7 and 93 of the "Rules", the request for review shall be accepted; if it does not comply with the relevant provisions, the request for review shall not be accepted.