What is patent reexamination? What are the examination methods of patent reexamination?
What is patent reexamination? Patent reexamination procedure refers to a kind of remedy for the applicant when the patent application is rejected. Only the patent applicant has the right to start the patent reexamination procedure, and must submit it to the Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office within 3 months after receiving the notice of rejection. So what are the examination methods of patent reexamination? What is patent reexamination? What are the examination methods of patent reexamination? What is patent reexamination? What are the examination methods of patent reexamination? According to Article 41 of the Patent Law, the Patent Reexamination Board accepts and examines the request for reexamination and makes a decision. Cases requesting re-examination include cases requesting patent re-examination because they refuse to accept the decision to reject the patent application in the preliminary examination and substantive examination procedures. What are the examination methods of patent reexamination? In response to the request for review, the collegial panel may conduct a review by written hearing, oral hearing or a combination of written hearing and oral hearing. Under any of the following circumstances, the collegiate bench shall issue a notice of reexamination (including the notice of oral hearing of reexamination request) or conduct an oral hearing: 1. The review decision will maintain the rejection decision; 2. Only according to the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation and the relevant provisions of the Patent Examination Guide, it is possible to revoke the rejection decision if the applicant needs to modify the application documents; 3. The claimant needs to provide further evidence or explain relevant issues; 4. It is necessary to introduce the reasons or evidence not provided in the rejection decision. What is patent reexamination? What are the examination methods of patent reexamination? Bian Xiao answered this question here. If you have more questions about patents, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.