2. If the case is rejected, within the time limit prescribed by law, the reply procedure should be handled first, instead of re-applying.
3. For utility models and designs, the situation of visual withdrawal (called earlier application) has not been made public. In the process of re-application, the earlier application will generally not affect the patentability of the later application.
4. If the invention is withdrawn after publication, the earlier application constitutes a new application (called the later application), which may result in the later application not being authorized.