What will stop the priority examination of patent reexamination and invalidation cases?

Article 13 of the new "Measures" stipulates that the Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office may stop the priority examination procedure of the case and handle it according to ordinary procedures if the following circumstances occur:

1. The reexamination requester shall postpone the reply;

2. After the priority examination request is approved, the claimant for invalidation shall supplement the evidence and reasons;

3. After the priority examination request is approved, the patentee modifies the claim by other means than deletion;

4. The patent reexamination or patent invalidation procedure is suspended;

5. The trial of a case depends on the review conclusions of other cases;

6. Difficult cases, and approved by the director of the Patent Reexamination Board.