Patent examination examines what?
Whether (1) conforms to the definition of invention stipulated in Article 2 of the Patent Law, that is, the new technical scheme proposed for the product, method or its improvement. (2) Whether it complies with the provisions of Article 5 of the Patent Law, that is, whether the subject matter of the patent application violates national laws, social morality or harms public interests; (3) Whether it complies with the provisions of Article 25 of the Patent Law, that is, whether the subject matter of the patent application belongs to the scope where the patent right cannot be granted; (4) Whether it is practical as stipulated in the fourth paragraph of Article 22 of the Patent Law; (5) Whether the specification fully discloses the subject matter requested for protection in accordance with the requirements of the third paragraph of Article 26 of the Patent Law; (6) Whether the technical scheme defined in the claim has novelty and creativity as stipulated in the second and third paragraphs of Article 22 of the Patent Law; (7) Whether the claim clearly and concisely defines the scope of protection according to the fourth paragraph of Article 26 of the Patent Law, and whether the independent claim expresses a complete technical solution to technical problems; (8) Whether the modification of the application documents conforms to the provisions of Article 33 of the Patent Law and Article 51 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation; (9) Whether the divisional application complies with the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 43 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law; (10) Whether the claim is single; (1 1) Where an invention-creation is completed by relying on genetic resources, it shall also examine whether the application documents conform to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph 5, of the Patent Law.