Reject patent search

Article 118 With the consent of the patent administration department in the State Council, anyone may consult or copy the file and patent register of the published or announced patent application, and may request the patent administration department in the State Council to issue a copy of the patent register.

The file of a patent application deemed to be withdrawn, rejected or automatically withdrawn shall not be kept after 2 years from the date when the patent application is invalid.

The files of abandoned, invalidated and terminated patent rights shall not be kept after the expiration of 3 years from the date of invalidation of patent rights.