1. Patent examination guide is an operating guide issued by the Patent Office or relevant institutions to explain and guide the specific procedures and requirements of patent examination.
2. The patent law is statutory and plays a basic legal binding role in the creation, transfer, maintenance and protection of patent rights. The Patent Examination Guide is a guiding document formulated according to the patent law, which explains in detail the specific details, standards and requirements in patent examination, which is helpful to unify and standardize the implementation of patent examination.
3. Although the Patent Examination Guide plays an important guiding role in the patent examination process for applicants and examiners, its effectiveness is usually second only to the Patent Law.
4. Therefore, the patent law is still the highest legal basis for patent application and grant, and the patent examination guide is a guiding document under the framework of the patent law, which is used to guide and standardize the implementation of patent examination, and the effect of the patent examination guide is no less than that of the patent law.