When the applicant introduces new technical features in the revised claim to overcome the defect that the claim is not creative as pointed out in the notice of examination opinions, it shall be stated that the technical features can be
The applicant may request the Patent Office to extend the specified reply period. However, the request for extension of the time limit shall be made before the expiration of the time limit. After receiving the applicant's reply, the Patent Office may start the follow-up examination procedure. If the notice or decision of the follow-up review procedure has been issued, the examiner will no longer consider the reply submitted by the applicant within the original reply period.
I. Ways of reply For the notice of examination opinions, the applicant shall make a reply within a specified time limit in the form of an opinion statement or amendment stipulated by the Patent Office. Opinions or corrections submitted by the applicant without specific answers.
The book is also the official reply of the applicant. The examiner can understand that the applicant has not raised specific objections to the review opinions in the review opinions notice, nor has it overcome the defects in the application documents pointed out in the review opinions notice.
The applicant's reply shall be submitted to the acceptance department of the patent office. The reply documents or letters for comments submitted directly to the examiner are not regarded as formal replies and have no legal effect.
II. Signature of reply
If the applicant fails to entrust a patent agency, the statement of opinion or supplementary statement submitted shall be signed or sealed by the applicant; If the applicant is a unit, it shall be stamped with the official seal of the unit; If there are more than two applicants, they may be signed or sealed by their representatives.
Where the applicant entrusts a patent agency, its reply shall be sealed by the entrusted patent agency and signed or sealed by the patent agent specified in the power of attorney. After the change of patent agent, it shall be signed or sealed by the changed patent agent.
If the applicant fails to entrust a patent agency, the reply is not signed or sealed by the applicant (if there are more than two applicants, it must be signed or sealed by all applicants, or at least by their representatives), and the examiner shall return the reply to the preliminary examination department for handling.
If the applicant entrusts a patent agency, if the reply is not stamped with the seal of the patent agency, or if the applicant himself has made a reply, the examiner shall return the reply to the preliminary examination department for handling.