What is the meaning of defense in the new case examination and preliminary examination of utility model patent? ?

This only means that the Intellectual Property Office has accepted the submitted application, the new case examination shows that the patent is under examination, and the examiner with the reply of the preliminary examination has issued examination opinions (because the application does not conform to the specification in some places), and is waiting for a reply or correction. After the approval, it is the authorization notice.

The meaning of patent examination:

After accepting an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council must examine it in accordance with the procedures stipulated in the Patent Law. The main examination procedures of an application for a patent for invention include preliminary examination, publication of the patent application, request for substantive examination and substantive examination.