The new 4th Amendment of the Chinese Patent Law came into effect on June 1, 2021. Right before that date, the Chinese Patent Office (“CNIPA”) released some “Interim Measures” to give us a taste of what was to come, though they have yet to released the actual Implementation Rules. Two months later, CNIPA finally released Draft Patent Examination Guidelines in conjunction with the new Patent Law. We have provided a summary of the key points at this link, and for the next several posts, we will explore some of those topics in greater detail. “PTA” in the Patent Law Patent term compensation for patent office delay, which we will refer…
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CHINA: New Patent Examination Guidelines Now Available for Public Comment
Two months after the new Chinese Patent law came into effect, the CNIPA has released a new set of Patent Examination Guidelines (proposed version) for public comments on Aug 3, 2021. Here are the explanation of the amendments (Chinese only). Here is the full set of proposed amendments (Chinese only). Briefly, the new amendment focuses on the following points: We will study these in detail and will focus more closely on points 1-5 in subsequent articles. Yolanda Wang is a Principal, Chinese Patent Attorney, and Chinese Patent Litigator at Eagle IP, a Boutique Patent Firm with offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Macau. This article is for general informational purposes…
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CNIPA Releases Interim Measures for the Amended Chinese Patent Law Going Into Effect June 1, 2021
Breaking News! We finally have more details about the new Chinese Patent Law which will go into effect on June 1, 2021. The full set of measure can be found at this link. Below are some pertinent points. No Implementation Rules . . . . Yet The new Implementation Rules will not be available by June 1, 2021. Accordingly, some submissions to the CNIPA made on or after June 1, 2021 will not be examined until after the Implementation Rules are out. Patent Term Adjustment for Patent Office Delay Applicants can request for patent term adjustment for any case granted after June 1, 2021. If applicants have already received a…
