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    CNIPA Releases Interim Measures for the Amended Chinese Patent Law Going Into Effect June 1, 2021

    May 28, 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…

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    A Detailed Dive into China’s New Patent Term Extension Provisions

    December 11, 2020

    This article is a part of a larger article that highlights the newest draft implementation rules of the new Chinese Patent Law. This particular article takes a detailed dive into the patent term extension/adjustment provisions. One of the biggest and most exciting provisions in the newly amended patent law is patent term extension for delay caused by the patent office (PTA) or by the drug regulatory approval process (PTE). In general, the Chinese version seems to be modeled off of existing systems in other jurisdictions around the world (e.g., the US), and as a whole seem reasonable to us. For the sake of easy understanding, we shall use the equivalent…

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    China Releases Details on Patent Term Extension, Deferred Examination and More in the Latest Draft Implementation Rules of the New Chinese Patent Law

    December 11, 2020

    The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) is moving forward at breakneck speeds aiming to get all the necessary pieces in place for the June 1, 2021 date when the new 4th Amendment of the Patent Law will come into effect. Most recently, this means a flurry of drafts coming out from CNIPA, including, but not limited to, draft measures with the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) relating to patent linkage, draft examination guidelines, and what we’ll discuss today, draft implementation rules of the new patent law. We are encouraged that CNIPA is engaging the public, allowing any member of the public to submit comments within a specific timeframe. We…

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