There are 1 patent reexamination applications that are deemed to have been withdrawn. If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. 2. Where an application for a patent for invention is filed in a foreign country, the patent administration department of the State Council may require the applicant to submit the information retrieved during the examination of his application in that country or the information of the examination results within a specified time limit; If the application is not submitted within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. 3. After substantive examination of the application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council considers that it is not in conformity with the provisions of the Patent Law, it shall notify the applicant and require him to state his opinions within a specified time limit, or modify his application; If no reply is made within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn. People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law Article 35 People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law Article 36 People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law Article 37