Establishment of the Patent Reexamination Board

1. According to the first paragraph of Article 41 of the Patent Law, the Patent Administration Department of the State Council established the Patent Reexamination Board.

2. According to the provisions of Article 58 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, the Patent Reexamination Board is composed of technical experts and legal experts designated by the Patent Administration Department of the State Council (China National Intellectual Property Administration), and the director is Tian Lipu, director of China National Intellectual Property Administration.